Table 5.
Factors associated with occurrence of intra hospital adverse events *.
| Univariate analysis | Multivariate analysis | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR [95% CI] | p value | OR [95% CI] | p value | |
| Women | 0.97 [0.48-1.95] | 0.9 | - | - |
|
Age ≥ 80 year (versus < 80 year) |
1.14 [0.56-2.29] | 0.7 | - | - |
| Dependency | 0.69 [0.34-1.39] | 0.3 | - | - |
| Hospitalization in the previous year | 0.66 [0.29-1.50] | 0.3 | - | - |
|
Number of drugs ≥ 6 (versus < 6) |
0.62 [0.31-1.24] | 0.2 | - | - |
| Charlson score ≥ 2 (versus < 2) | 0.42 [0.22-0.83] | 0.01 | 0.41 [0.21-0.80] | 0.009 |
OR, odds ratio; 95% CI, confidence interval at 95%.
*Variables initially included in the model were age, sex, number of drugs, Charlson score, dependency, hospitalization in the previous year.