Table 3.
Logistic regression models for long-term 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 | 0.82 (0.70, 0.96) | 0.015 | 0.73 (0.61, 0.85) | <0.001 | 0.73 (0.62, 0.86) | <0.001 |
| 2011/12 | 0.74 (0.63, 0.87) | 0.000 | 0.61 (0.51, 0.71) | <0.001 | 0.61 (0.51, 0.72) | <0.001 |
| Age | ||||||
| 65 to 84 years | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 85 years or over | 1.26 (1.13, 1.39) | 0.000 | 1.15 (1.03, 1.28) | 0.009 | 1.16 (1.04, 1.28) | 0.007 |
| Sex | ||||||
| Men | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Women | 1.35 (1.17, 1.56) | 0.000 | 1.40 (1.20, 1.62) | <0.001 | 1.41 (1.20, 1.63) | <0.001 |
| Medications count (number of drugs) | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 2 to 4 | 2.27 (1.75, 2.93) | <0.001 | 2.46 (1.91, 3.16) | <0.001 | ||
| 5 to 9 | 4.71 (3.62, 6.12) | <0.001 | 5.33 (4.08, 6.94) | <0.001 | ||
| 10 or more | 15.44 (10.0, 23.7) | <0.001 | 17.77 (11.4, 27.5) | <0.001 | ||
| None | 1 | |||||
| 1 to 2 | 0.66 (0.49, 0.86) | 0.003 | ||||
| 3 or more | 0.62 (0.46, 0.83) | 0.001 | ||||
| Socio-economic status (IMDb quintiles) | ||||||
| Least deprived | 1 | |||||
| 2nd | 1.11 (0.87, 1.41) | 0.402 | ||||
| 3rd | 1.02 (0.79, 1.30) | 0.886 | ||||
| 4th | 1.08 (0.82, 1.43) | 0.569 | ||||
| Most deprived | 1.07 (0.79, 1.42) | 0.660 | ||||
| Missing | 0.99 (0.80, 1.22) | 0.953 | ||||
aSample restricted to patients with at least 1 drug prescription. b IMD Index of Multiple Deprivation