Table 3.
Factors associated with the presence of clinically relevant drug–drug interactions (type D and/or X) adjusted for age and sex.
OR | 95% CI | p | |
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Number of drugs | |||
5–6 drugs | Reference | ||
7–9 drugs | 2.83 | 1.89–4.25 | <0.001 |
≥10 drugs | 11.86 | 6.92–20.33 | <0.001 |
Anxiety/depression | 1.98 | 1.31–2.98 | <0.001 |
Arterial hypertension | 0.62 | 0.41–0.94 | 0.02 |
Diabetes | 0.57 | 0.40–0.82 | 0.003 |
Ischaemic heart disease | 0.43 | 0.25–0.74 | 0.002 |
Pseudo-R2: 0.1353; Akaike’s information criterion: 728.87; Bayesian information criterion: 768.34.
Type D interaction: consider therapy modification; Type X interaction: avoid combination.