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. 2015 Dec 22;5(1):19–28. doi: 10.1007/s40122-015-0042-x

Table 3.

Logistic regression analysis of the factors predicting the correct answer to each question with a statistical significance

Medications/factors OR 95% CI P value
Paracetamol
 Original
  Agea 0.995 0.978–1.012 0.003
  Educationb 2.147 1.109–4.159 0.023
 Generic 1
  Educationb 2.778 1.433–5.387 0.002
 Generic 2
  Agea 0.969 0.950–0.989 0.003
  Educationb 0.442 0.228–0.854 0.015
 Paracetamol + codeine
  Genderc 2.340 1.277–4.285 0.006
  Educationb 4.186 2.244–7.807 <0.001
Mefenamic acid
 Agea 0.979 0.963–0.995 0.009
Acetyl-salicylic acid
 Agea 0.975 0.956–0.996 0.017
 Educationb 0.403 0.202–0.804 0.010
Diclofenac sodium
 Gender (male) 3.162 1.105–9.047 0.032
 Educationb 0.316 0.111–0.905 0.032
Hyoscine-N-butylbromide
 Agea 0.966 0.942–0.990 0.005
 Genderc 2.351 1.056–5.238 0.036

CI confidence interval, OR odds ratio

aOlder (>65 years) vs. younger (<65 years)

bBetter educated (university graduates, postgraduates or PhD, and health scientists) vs. less educated (middle school graduates and high school graduates)

cMales vs. females