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. 2019 Apr 24;69(682):e345–e355. doi: 10.3399/bjgp19X702413

Table 3.

Association of predictors and number of errors and error score

Univariable Multivariable

Error number predictors IRR 95% CI P-value IRR 95% CI P-value
Group:
Intervention (ref)
Control 3.94 2.44 to 6.36 <0.001 4.88 3.35 to 7.13 <0.001

Sex:
Female (ref)
Male 1.19 0.80 to 1.78 0.39 1.20 0.79 to 1.82 0.39

Age 1.02 1.00 to 1.05 0.083 0.99 0.97 to 1.02 0.63

Medical card status:
Yes (ref)
No 0.96 0.64 to 1.45 0.85 0.92 0.64 to 1.31 0.63

Number of medications on admission 1.06 1.02 to 1.10 0.003 1.09 1.05 to 1.14 <0.001

Functional status:
Not independent (ref)
Independent 0.84 0.57 to 1.23 0.38 1.08 0.77 to 1.53 0.65

Length of stay 1.02 1.00 to 1.03 0.10 1.00 0.98 to 1.02 0.94
Univariable Multivariable

Error score predictors IRR 95% CI P-value IRR 95% CI P-value
Group:
Intervention (ref)
Control 4.30 2.55 to 7.25 <0.001 5.71 3.66 to 8.91 <0.001

Sex:
Female (ref)
Male 1.44 0.90 to 2.29 0.13 1.36 0.86 to 2.17 0.19

Age 1.02 0.99 to 1.05 0.31 0.99 0.96 to 1.01 0.31

Medical card status:
Yes (ref)
No 0.77 0.49 to 1.21 0.26 0.74 0.49 to 1.12 0.15

Number of medications on admission 1.05 1.00 to 1.10 0.07 1.09 1.04 to 1.14 <0.001

Functional status:
Not independent (ref)
Independent 0.98 0.63 to 1.54 0.94 1.16 0.75 to 1.77 0.51

Length of stay 1.00 0.99 to 1.02 0.69 0.99 0.98 to 1.01 0.32

CI = confidence interval. IRR = incidence rate ratio. Ref = reference.