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Table 4.

Association between patient characteristics, agitation (CMAI), and psychotropic drug use in Dutch nursing home patients with young‐onset dementia

	Total Psychotropic Drugs			Antipsychotic Drugs			Anxiolytic Drugs			Antidepressant Drugs			Hypnotics
	OR	99% CI^d		OR	99% CI^d		OR	99% CI^d		OR	99% CI^d		OR	99% CI^d
Age	1.00	0.95	1.05	1.00	0.96	1.05	1.00	0.95	1.04	1.01	0.97	1.05	0.97	0.92	1.03
Gender (male)	2.14 ^e	1.05	4.34	1.61	0.91	2.83	0.96	0.53	1.73	1.42	0.82	2.44	0.69	0.34	1.40
GDS 2‐5 (GDS 6‐7 reference)	0.90	0.39	2.12	1.15	0.57	2.31	0.51	0.24	1.07	1.20	0.62	2.33	0.71	0.29	1.72
Non‐Alzheimer's type (Alzheimer's type reference)	0.88	0.38	2.03	1.63	0.83	3.20	0.82	0.41	1.63	0.74	0.39	1.42	0.59	0.26	1.34
CMAI physically nonaggressive behavior^a	1.22	.057	2.60	1.25	0.67	2.33	1.39	0.71	2.72	1.53	0.84	2.79	1.42	0.63	3.20
Physically aggressive behavior^b	1.48	0.69	3.17	1.86	0.98	3.53	1.55	0.77	3.12	0.74	0.40	1.36	1.06	0.47	2.40
Verbally agitated behavior^c	1.51	0.70	3.24	2.54 ^e	1.39	4.65	1.28	0.67	2.44	1.44	0.80	2.59	1.11	0.52	2.36

Abbreviation: OR, odds ratio.

Physically nonaggressive behavior (pacing, aimless wandering, hiding things, hoarding things, trying to get to a different place, handling things inappropriately, general restlessness, inappropriate dressing, or undressing).

Physically aggressive behavior (hitting, pushing, scratching, cursing or verbal aggression, grabbing, screaming, spitting, and strange noises).

Verbally agitated behavior (constant unwarranted request for attention/help, complaining, repetitive sentences or questions, and negativity).43

95% confidence interval (lower boundary, upper boundary).

If value 1 is not included in the 95% confidence interval, the p value is significant (p < .05).