Table 4. Predictors of the Use of Antithrombotic Therapy (Multivariate Model) Post-Intervention (N = 393) in a Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial of a Computerized Antithrombotic Risk Assessment Tool (CARAT) for General Practitioners in New South Wales, Australia.
Variable | Odds Ratio (95% Confidence Interval) |
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Model A: Predictors of the use of anticoagulant therapy in preference to antiplatelet therapya | |
Use of CARAT for decision making in the intervention arm (vs control arm) | 2.8 (1.1–7.3)b |
History of uncontrolled hypertension | 3.5 (1.4–8.3)b |
Previous hemorrhagic stroke | 0.1 (0.02–0.7) |
Model B: Predictors of the use of warfarin in preference to other treatment optionsc | |
Intervention arm decision making after application of CARAT (vs control arm) | 3.1 (1.7–5.7)b |
History of uncontrolled hypertension | 2.4 (1.3–4.1)b |
Excessive alcohol intake | 0.2 (0.05–1.0) |
Language barrier | 0.1 (0.01–0.7) |
Increasing number of prescription medications being used | 0.8 (0.6–0.9) |
Increasing number of nonprescription medications being used | 0.8 (0.6–1.0) |
Malignancy | 0.4 (0.2–0.8) |
Previous hemorrhagic stroke | 0.2 (0.3–0.97) |
Model correctly classified 93.5% of cases. Cox and Snell R 2 = 0.43; Nagelkerke R 2 = 0.11.
More likely to receive the former therapy; analyses adjusted for selected factors.
Model correctly classified 81.4% of cases. Cox and Snell R 2 = 0.12; Nagelkerke R 2 = 0.19.