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. 2021 Jan 14;11:577747. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2020.577747

TABLE 2.

Candidate predictors available in the development dataset.

Group Type of predictor Candidate predictor Data collection Data type Measurement unit
A Sociodemographic and lifestyle-related Intervention status Registration form Cat Intervention, control
Age Registration form Cont Years
Sex Registration form Cat Male, female
Living situation Patient interview Cat Home, institutionalized
Educational CRF Cat Low, medium, high
Smoking Patient interview Cat Smoker, ex-smoker, non-smoker
B Morbidity-related Hypertension Patient interview Bin No, yes
Diabetes mellitus Patient interview Bin No, yes
Coronary heart disease Patient interview Bin No, yes
Osteoarthritis Patient interview Bin No, yes
COPD/asthma Patient interview Bin No, yes
Vision problems Patient interview Bin No, yes
Hearing problems Patient interview Bin No, yes
Cancer Patient interview Bin No, yes
Heart failure Patient interview Bin No, yes
Cerebrovascular disease Patient interview Bin No, yes
Osteoporosis Patient interview Bin No, yes
Depression Patient interview Bin No, yes
Rheumatoid/seropositive arthritis Patient interview Bin No, yes
Atherosclerosis/peripheral vascular disease Patient interview Bin No, yes
Parkinsonism Patient interview Bin No, yes
HIV/AIDS Patient interview Bin No, yes
Lipid disorder Patient interview Bin No, yes
Gout Patient interview Bin No, yes
Thyroid disorders Patient interview Bin No, yes
Gastric or duodenal ulcer Patient interview Bin No, yes
Liver disorder Patient interview Bin No, yes
Urinary disease Patient interview Bin No, yes
Anemia Patient interview Bin No, yes
No. of chronic conditions Patient interview Cont No, yes
C Health status and well-being related Pain Patient interview Bin No, yes
Quality of life (EuroQol Group 1990) Patient interview Cont Score
Functional status (Saliba et al., 2001) Patient interview Cont Score
Cognitive function Patient interview Cont Score
All-cause hospital admissions Patient interview Bin No, yes
History of falls Patient interview Cat ≤1 fall, ≥ 2 falls
D Medication related No. of drugs Patient interview Cont Frequency
ACh burden (Carnahan et al., 2006; Hilmer et al., 2007b; Rudolph et al., 2008; Klamer et al., 2017; Kiesel et al., 2018) Calculated using medication data from patient interview Cont Weighted index
E Symptoms No. of symptoms Patient interview Cont Frequency
Dizziness/vertigo Patient interview Bin No, yes
Problems urinating Patient interview Bin No, yes
Stomach pain Patient interview Bin No, yes
Patient interview Bin No, yes
Drowsiness/fatigue a Patient interview Bin No, yes
Dry mouth a Patient interview Bin No, yes
Itching a Patient interview Bin No, yes
Constipation a Patient interview Bin No, yes

ACh, anticholinergic; Bin., binary; Cat., categorial; Cont., continuous; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; CRF, case report form; HIV/AIDS, human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome; No, number.

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Symptoms only available in the development dataset (RIME).