Table 2.

Summary logistic regression model of selected variables to having more than 6 drugs prescribed at discharge

	OR	95% CI
Age
<65	1.0
65–79	0.97	0.73–1.28
≥80	0.87	0.63–1.21
Gender (Males)	0.81	0.64–1.02
No of diagnoses>4	1.81	1.40–2.32
Congestive heart failure	2.05	1.57–2.68
Coronary artery disease	1.24	0.97–1.58
Hypertension	1.05	0.83–1.32
Diabetes Mellitus	2.65	2.07–3.41
Peripheral vascular disease	1.36	0.86–2.14
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	2.09	1.53–2.85
Renal insufficiency	1.88	1.29–3.03
Dependency in at least 1 BADL	1.33	0.92–1.93
Dependency in at least 1 IADL	1.19	0.93–1.52
Depressive symptoms	1.67	1.32–2.12
ADRs before admission	0.22	0.09–0.51
ADRs during stay	1.41	0.97–2.08
No of drugs before admission>3	4.32	3.13–5.96

Abbreviations: ADRs, adverse drug reactions; BADL, basic activities of daily living; IADL, instrumental activities of daily living.