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. 2015 Nov 5;15:146. doi: 10.1186/s12877-015-0143-8

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