Table 3.

Predictors of current use 1 year after initiation of α-blocker therapy

Factors	Odds ratio (95% CI)
Prescriber
General practitioner	1.00 (referent)
Urologist	0.81 (0.75–0.87)
Age
30–49	1.00 (referent)
50–59	2.91 (2.42–3.49)
60–69	4.45 (3.74–5.29)
70–79	5.01 (4.19–5.97)
80–100	4.56 (3.77–5.51)
Year of first prescription
2006 and 2007	1.00 (referent)
2008 and 2009	0.97 (0.87–1.08)
2010 and 2011	0.93 (0.04–1.03)
2012 and 2013	0.78 (0.70–0.86)

Hosmer–Lemeshow = 0.24, Nagelkerke R² = 0.061