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. 2021 May 13;27(1):90–96. doi: 10.1080/13814788.2021.1917543

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
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.