TABLE 3.

Predictors for receiving IVIG for an unlicensed indication and inappropriate dose of IVIG.

Predictors	Odds Ratio	95% confidence Interval		p-value
		Lower	Upper
Predictors for receiving IVIG for an unlicensed indication
Sex
Female	1.186	0.653	2.153	0.575
Male (Reference)
Ethnicity				0.97
Chinese	1.109	0.461	2.669	0.817
Indians	0	-	-	0.999
Others	0.700	0.135	3.625	0.671
Bumiputera (Reference)
Age	1.022	1.007	1.036	0.003 a
Ward setting				<0.001 a
Critical care units	11.107	5.595	22.048	<0.001 a
Daycare units	0	-	-	0.996
General wards (Reference)
Predictors for receiving inappropriate dosing of IVIG
Sex
Female	0.738	0.392	1.390	0.347
Male (Reference)
Ethnicity				0.353
Chinese	1.894	0.648	5.539	0.243
Indians	2.563	0.481	13.663	0.270
Others	2.647	0.400	17.495	0.312
Bumiputera (Reference)
Age	0.931	0.894	0.970	0.001 a
Ward setting				<0.001 a
Critical care units	10.154	3.810	27.063	<0.001 a
Daycare units	0	-	-	0.997
General wards (Reference)

^aStatistically significant results, p < 0.05.