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. 2016 Nov;31(6):421–425. doi: 10.5001/omj.2016.85

Table 2. Polypharmacy* in association with other covariates.

Parameter Bivariate logistic regression Multivariate logistic regression
OR [95% CI] p-value aOR [95% CI] p-value
Age 0.97 [0.94, 0.99] 0.013 0.98 [0.95, 1.00] 0.075
Gender 1.12 [0.71, 1.73] 0.631 1.17 [0.73, 1.88] 0.502
Number of comorbidities 1.35 [1.15, 1.58] < 0.001 1.31 [1.12, 1.54] 0.001
Cardiovascular disease as admitting diagnosis 2.69 [1.52, 4.74] 0.001 2.66 [1.49, 4.75] 0.001

*Defined as the use of ≥ 5 medications. Number of patients with polypharmacy = 329. OR: odds ratio; aOR: adjusted odds ratio; CI: confidence interval.