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Table 5 Odds ratios for ADEs in England, Germany, and the USA

From: International prevalence of adverse drug events in hospitals: an analysis of routine data from England, Germany, and the USA

Variable

England

Germany

USA

 

Odds ratio [95% CI]

Male

0.810 [0.809–0.812]

0.894 [0.890–0.898]

1.225 [1.222–1.227]

Emergency

8.082 [8.065–8.099]

1.391 [1.384–1.397]

2.336 [2.331–2.341]

Operation

0.367 [0.366–0.367]

0.591 [0.588–0.594]

0.544 [0.543–0.545]

Age ≤ 53 years

1.076 [1.073–1.078]

0.648 [0.645–0.651]

0.842 [0.840–0.844]

Length of stay ≤ 10 days

0.340 [0.339–0.341]

0.376 [0.374–0.378]

0.418 [0.416–0.420]

  1. Confidence intervals are indicated in square brackets.