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. 2016 Jan 11;71(7):954–960. doi: 10.1093/gerona/glv227

Table 2.

Predictors of New, Regular Prescription Sleep Medication Use

Model I Model II Model III Model IV Model V
Odds Ratio 95% CI Odds Ratio 95% CI Odds Ratio 95% CI Odds Ratio 95% CI Odds Ratio 95% CI
Insomnia symptoms 1.76*** 1.64–1.89 1.75*** 1.59–1.91 1.64*** 1.50-.180 1.60*** 1.45–1.76 1.61*** 1.46–1.77
Worsening insomnia 1.47*** 1.36–1.59 1.44*** 1.32–1.58 1.41*** 1.29–1.56 1.40*** 1.26–1.55 1.40*** 1.26–1.55
Age 1.02** 1.00–1.03 1.02* 1.00–1.03 1.02** 1.01–1.03 1.02** 1.01–1.04
Female 1.08 0.84–1.39 1.09 0.84–1.41 1.08 0.83–1.41 1.03 0.80–1.33
Black 0.83 0.60–1.13 0.78 0.57–1.07 0.74 0.53–1.04 0.79 0.57–1.11
Other 1.19 0.73–1.93 1.14 0.70–1.87 1.03 0.63–1.69 1.13 0.69–1.85
Education 0.98 0.94–1.01 1.00 0.96–1.04 1.01 0.97–1.05 1.00 0.96–1.04
Household income ($10.000) 1.00 0.99–1.01 1.01 1.00–1.02 1.01 1.00–1.02 1.01 1.00–1.02
Drinks per day 0.98 0.89–1.08 0.97 0.88–1.07 0.98 0.89–1.08
Current smoker 0.93 0.66–1.33 0.85 0.58–1.27 0.83 0.55–1.24
Self-reported health 1.53*** 1.20–1.94 1.38* 1.07–1.77 1.40** 1.09–1.80
Chronic health conditions 1.11* 1.01–1.22 1.06 0.98–1.15 1.02 0.94–1.11
Troubled with pain 1.18 0.94–1.48 1.07 0.84–1.35 1.05 0.83–1.34
Depressive symptoms 1.14*** 1.07–1.22 1.11** 1.04–1.18
Psychiatric medication use 1.91*** 1.46–2.50
X 2 (df) 259.56 (2)*** 237.37 (8)*** 303.08 (13)*** 331.33 (14)*** 497.58***

Notes: CI = confidence interval.

Sample n: Model 1 = 8,295; Model 2 = 7,014; Model 3 =6,955; Model 4 = 6,684; Model 5 = 6,682; Wald chi-squares reported.

*p < .05. **p < .01. ***p < .001. p < .10.