Table 4.
Factors associated with receiving guidelines compliant prescriptions.
| Variables | Guidelines compliant Rx No. (%) | Univariate analysis | Multivariate analysis | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR (95%CI) | p -value | OR (95%CI) | p -value | ||
| Gender | |||||
| Male | 113 (40.9) | Referent | - | ||
| Female | 74 (42.5) | 1.067 (0.727–1.568) | 0.739 | - | |
| Old age* | |||||
| No | 145 (44.5) | Referent | Referent | ||
| Yes | 42 (33.9) | 0.639 (0.415–0.984) | 0.042 | 1.379 (0.767–2.479) | 0.284 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | |||||
| Underweight (<18.5) | 2 (25.0) | Referent | |||
| Normal (18.5–24.9) | 32 (46.4) | 2.595 (0.489–13.766) | 0.263 | - | |
| Overweight (25.0–29.9) | 97 (46.0) | 2.553 (0.504–12.938) | 0.258 | - | |
| Obese (>30.0) | 56 (34.6) | 1.585 (0.310–8.111) | 0.580 | - | |
| Comorbidities | |||||
| No | 86 (47.8) | Referent | Referent | ||
| 1–2 | 35 (46.1) | 0.933 (0.545–1.597) | 0.801 | 1.301 (0.729–2.323) | 0.374 |
| >2 | 66 (34.0) | 0.564 (0.371–0.855) | 0.007 | 1.500 (0.756–2.974) | 0.246 |
| Hypertension | |||||
| No | 43 (45.3) | Referent | - | ||
| Yes | 144 (40.0) | 0.825 (0.523–1.302) | 0.409 | - | |
| Dyslipidemia | |||||
| No | 92 (44.9) | Referent | |||
| Yes | 95 (38.0) | 0.778 (0.534–1.134) | 0.191 | - | |
| Chronic kidney diseases | |||||
| No | 165 (45.3) | Referent | Referent | ||
| Yes | 22 (25.6) | 0.415 (0.245–0.702) | 0.001 | 0.422 (0.214–0.830) | 0.012 |
| Cardiovascular diseases | |||||
| No | 150 (44.6) | Referent | Referent | ||
| Yes | 37 (32.5) | 0.596 (0.381–0.932) | 0.023 | 0.849 (0.448–1.610) | 0.617 |
| Stroke | |||||
| No | 175 (43.6) | Referent | Referent | ||
| Yes | 12 (24.5) | 0.419 (0.212–0.827) | 0.012 | 0.506 (0.236–1.084) | 0.080 |
| Other diseases | |||||
| No | 146 (42.9) | Referent | |||
| Yes | 41 (37.3) | 0.790 (0.507–1.229) | 0.295 | ||
| Type of therapy | |||||
| Monotherapy | 72 (59.5) | Referent | Referent | ||
| Polytherapy | 115 (35.0) | 0.366 (0.238–0.561) | <0.001 | 0.367 (0.218–0.617) | <0.001 |
CI, confidence interval; Kg/m2, kilogram per square meter; OR, odds ratio; Rx, prescription.
*
Old age (>55 years for males, ≥65 years for females).