Table 4.
Multivariable analysis: factors associated with polypharmacy among community-dwelling elderly in Lomé, Togo, 2017.
| Polypharmacy 1∗ | Polypharmacy 2∗∗ | |||||
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| n/N | aOR (95% CI) | P | n/N | aOR (95% CI) | p | |
| Sex | 0.076 | 0.049 | ||||
| Male | 24/167 | 30/166 | 1 | |||
| Female | 39/202 | 54/202 | 1.86 [1.00–3.47] | |||
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| Age | 0.279 | 0.847 | ||||
| ≤65 years | 23/151 | 34/151 | ||||
| >65 years | 40/218 | 50/217 | ||||
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| Marital status | 0.146 | |||||
| Married/Living with a partner | 39/213 | 48/212 | ||||
| Living alone | 24/155 | 36/155 | ||||
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| Educational level | 0.092 | 0.182 | ||||
| ≤Primary | 28/206 | 42/206 | ||||
| >Primary | 35/160 | 42/159 | ||||
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| Multimorbidity | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||||
| No | 5/156 | 1 | 14/156 | 1 | ||
| Yes | 58/213 | 10.27 [3.97–26.57] | 70/212 | 4.55 [2.42–8.54] | ||
∗Polypharmacy 1: number of medications ≥5, not including medicinal plants and other dietary supplements. ∗∗Polypharmacy 2: number of medications ≥5, including medicinal plants and other dietary supplements. 95% CI: 95% confidence interval; aOR: adjusted Odds Ratio.