Table 2. Polypharmacy* in association with other covariates.
Parameter | Bivariate logistic regression | Multivariate logistic regression | ||
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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.