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. 2011 Dec 16;11:340. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-11-340

Table 2.

Number of pharmaceuticals - results of regression analysis

Number of drugs (after exclusion) Number of drugs (before exclusion)
Parameter Exp(Est) Pr > |t|e Exp(Est) Pr > |t|e

Intercept 1.472 < 0.0001 1.608 < 0.0001

Sex: female 1.225 < 0.0001 1.145 < 0.0001

Age 0.796 < 0.0001 0.820 < 0.0001

Age squared 1.011 < 0.0001 1.009 < 0.0001

BMIa: very underweight 1.080 0.0332 1.160 0.0891
 underweight 1.070 1.091
 overweight 1.077 1.035
 obese 1.140** 1.060

Socioeconomic statusb: high 1.099** 0.0154 1.234*** < 0.0001
 medium 1.075* 1.121***

Seasonc: spring 0.944 0.1102 0.935 0.0178
 summer 0.270* 0.848**
 autumn 0.951 0.955

Migrantd 0.773*** < 0.0001 0.739*** < 0.0001

N = 14, 531.

Negative binomial model, random effect: sample point, dependent variable: number of pharmaceuticals.

Reference: anormal weight; blow socioeconomic status; cwinter; dnon-migrant.

ep-value of total effect.

Significance levels for individual effect levels: *** < 0.001, ** < 0.01, * < 0.05.

BMI, body mass index.