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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Geriatr Soc. 2014 Jul 15;62(8):1505–1512. doi: 10.1111/jgs.12942

Association between Other PIM measures and grade 3-5 Chemotherapy-Related Toxicity

Variables Toxicity
N (%)
No Toxicity
N (%)
OR (95% CI) P value
PIM use: Zhan criteria
Absent 235 (53) 209 (47) Reference group
Present 29 (54) 25 (46) 1.03 (0.59-1.82) 0.91

PIM use: DAE
Absent 230 (53) 200 (47) Reference group
Present 35 (51) 34 (49) 0.90 (0.54-1.49) 0.67

PIM use: Any PIM use
Absent 186 (53) 164 (47) Reference group
Present 78 (53) 70 (47) 0.98 (0.67-1.44) 0.93

Abbreviations: CI: confidence interval; DAE, Drugs to Avoid in the Elderly list; OR, odds ratio; PIM, potentially inappropriate medication(s).