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. 2017 Jul 17;17:189. doi: 10.1186/s12872-017-0623-1

Table 5.

Multivariate regression of factors associated with PIMs

Factors B Std. Error p-value
Gender (Female) 0.399 0.135 0.003
Number of home medications 0.178 0.015 <0.001
Heart failure 0.273 0.142 0.056
Atrial fibrillation/flutter 0.468 0.142 0.001
History of falls/fractures 1.275 0.517 0.014
Cerebrovascular accident 0.565 0.200 0.005
Thromboembolism 0.559 0.287 0.052
Depression 1.104 0.236 <0.001
Adjusted R2 = 40%

B: regression coefficient

R2: the coefficient of determination