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

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