Table 2.
Adjusteda odds ratios for PIM and PPO occurrence
| STOPP | START | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Adjusted OR of at least 1 PIM (95% CI) | Adjusted OR of at least 1 PPO (95% CI) | ||
| Sex (ref: male) | Female | 1.30 (0.76–2.22) P = 0.34 | 0.92 (0.44–1.91) P = 0.82 |
| Age (ref: ≥80 years) | 65–79 years | 1.18 (0.67–2.05) P = 0.57 | 0.59 (0.26–1.35) P = 0.21 |
| Number of discharge medications (ref: <5) | 6–10 | 2.75 (1.34–5.62) P = 0.006 | 3.20 (1.57–6.54) P = 0.001 |
| >10 | 4.08 (1.87–8.91) P < 0.001 | 2.99 (1.39–6.42) P = 0.003 | |
| Number of comorbidities (ref: ≤5) | >5 | 1.48 (0.83–2.63) P = 0.18 | 1.50 (0.63–3.54) P = 0.36 |
| Number of readmissions (ref: 0) | 1–2 | 1.40 (0.71–2.76) P = 0.338 | 1.15 (0.45–2.91) P = 0.77 |
| ≥3 | 2.43 (1.19–4.98) P = 0.015 | 1.75 (0.65–4.71) P = 0.27 | |
| Mortality at follow‐up (ref: alive) | Deceased | 1.09 (0.63–1.87) P = 0.77 | 1.88 (1.09–3.27) P = 0.024 |
a
Adjusted for gender, age, number of discharge medications, comorbidities and readmissions and mortality.