Table 2.
Logistic regression models for any HRM prescribing
| Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sample size (unweighted)a | 12,532 | 12,532 | 12,532 | |||
| Weighted OR (95 % CI) | p-value | Weighted OR (95 % CI) | p-value | Weighted OR (95 % CI) | p-value | |
| Year sampled | ||||||
| 2003/4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 2007/8 | 0.88 (0.76, 1.00) | 0.059 | 0.77 (0.67, 0.89) | <0.001 | 0.78 (0.67, 0.90) | 0.001 |
| 2011/12 | 0.91 (0.79, 1.03) | 0.157 | 0.76 (0.65, 0.87) | <0.001 | 0.76 (0.65, 0.87) | <0.001 |
| Age | ||||||
| 65 to 84 years | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 85 years or over | 1.06 (0.97, 1.16) | 0.175 | 0.89 (0.81, 0.97) | 0.012 | 0.90 (0.82, 0.99) | 0.033 |
| Sex | ||||||
| Men | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Women | 1.28 (1.13, 1.43) | <0.001 | 1.18 (1.04, 1.33) | 0.007 | 1.18 (1.04, 1.33) | 0.008 |
| Medications count (number of drugs) | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 2 to 4 | 3.16 (2.22, 4.49) | <0.001 | 3.66 (2.57, 5.20) | <0.001 | ||
| 5 to 9 | 6.46 (4.54, 9.18) | <0.001 | 8.44 (5.92, 12.0) | <0.001 | ||
| 10 or more | 18.23 (12.7, 26.0) | <0.001 | 25.46 (17.7, 36.5) | <0.001 | ||
| Multimorbidity (number of diseases) | ||||||
| None | 1 | |||||
| 1 to 2 | 0.60 (0.49, 0.73) | <0.001 | ||||
| 3 or more | 0.54 (0.43, 0.67) | <0.001 | ||||
| Socio-economic status (IMDb quintiles) | ||||||
| Least deprived | 1 | |||||
| 2nd | 1.13 (0.92, 1.37) | 0.231 | ||||
| 3rd | 0.97 (0.79, 1.17) | 0.734 | ||||
| 4th | 0.97 (0.75, 1.23) | 0.809 | ||||
| Most deprived | 0.85 (0.65, 1.08) | 0.189 | ||||
| Missing | 1.03 (0.87, 1.21) | 0.741 | ||||
aSample restricted to patients with at least 1 drug prescription. b IMD Index of Multiple Deprivation