Table 2. Factors associated with potentially inappropriate medications on admission.
| Number (%) | Univariate analyses | Multivariate analysis | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIMs (+) | PIMs (−) | p. value | OR | 95% CI | p. value | ||
| 101 (51.3%) | 96 (48.7%) | ||||||
| Age | 79.42 | 74.29 | < 0.01** | 1.08 | 1.03–1.13 | < 0.01** | |
| Male | 53 (52.5%) | 56 (58.3%) | 0.474 | 1.20 | 0.58–2.49 | 0.624 | |
| Frailty | 22 (21.8%) | 8 (8.3%) | 0.010* | 2.24 | 0.78–6.40 | 0.133 | |
| Liv. w. family mem. | 42 (41.6%) | 43 (44.8%) | 0.668 | 0.88 | 0.44–1.74 | 0.706 | |
| General practitioner | 63 (62.4%) | 36 (37.5%) | < 0.01** | 1.44 | 0.72–2.89 | 0.300 | |
| Num. of prescribers | 1.49 (0–4) | 0.78 (0–3) | < 0.01** | 6.16 | 3.09–12.3 | < 0.01** | |
| mRS on ad. Ave. | 3.57 | 3.44 | 0.703 | 1.07 | 0.73–1.56 | 0.745 | |
| 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (1.0%) | |||||
| 1 | 4 (4.0%) | 3 (3.1%) | |||||
| 2 | 7 (6.9%) | 10 (10.4%) | |||||
| 3 | 22 (21.8%) | 26 (27.1%) | |||||
| 4 | 63 (62.4%) | 51 (53.1%) | |||||
| 5 | 5 (5%) | 5 (5.2%) | |||||
*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01. PIM: potentially inappropriate medication; OR: odds ratio; CI: confidence interval; Liv. w. family mem.: living with family members aged < 64 years; Num.: number; mRS on ad. Ave.: modified Rankin Scale score on admission; ave.: average.