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. 2014 Nov 17;9(11):e112133. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0112133

Table 1. Descriptive and Univariate Cox Analysis Along With 95% Confidence Intervals of Eligible Geriatrics Attending Tertiary Care Center.

Variable ADR Negative ADR Positive *Unadjusted RR 95% CI
n = 893 n = 107
Age
65–70 448 (50.2) 59 (55.1) Reference
71–80 359 (40.2) 42 (39.3) 1.8 0.77–4.13
Above 80 86 (9.6) 6 (5.6) 1.6 0.68–3.77
Gender
Male 422 (47.3) 63 (58.9) Reference
Female 471 (52.7) 44 (41.1) 1.5 1.03–2.2
Level of Education
More than 14 years 43 (4.8) 5 (4.7) Reference
Can’t Read Or Write 269 (30.1) 36 (33.6) 1.7 1.3–2.8
Less than 5 years 119 (13.3) 25 (23.4) 1.6 1.3–4.3
6–14 years 462 (51.7) 41 (38.3) 0.8 0.2–0.9
Occupation
Employed 421 (47.1) 45 (42.1) Reference
Unemployed 472 (52.9) 62 (57.9) 1.2 0.8–1.7
Use of Concurrent Homeopathic Medicine
No 877 (98.2) 94 (87.9) Reference
Yes 16 (1.8) 13 (12.1) 4.6 2.5–8.2
Use of Concurrent Herbal Medicine
No 873 (97.8) 95 (88.8) Reference
Yes 20 (2.2) 12 (11.2) 3.8 2.1–6.9
Poly-Pharmacy
No 278 (31.1) 18 (16.8) Reference
Yes 615 (38.9) 89 (83.2) 2.1 1.2–3.4

*Relative risk obtained from Cox regression analysis.