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Table 3 Binary logistic regression analysis

From: Influence of hospitalization on prescribing safety across the continuum of care: an exploratory study

Variable

Univariate analysis

Multivariate analysis

Odds ratio (95% CI)

p-value

Odds ratio (95% CI)

p-value

Gender

    

  male

1.959 (1.064-3.608)

0.031

2.115 (0.970-4.611)

0.060

  female (reference)

Age (years) at discharge

1.043 (1.022-1.064)

<0.001

1.017 (0.988-1.047)

0.258

GFR (ml/min/1.73 m2) at discharge

0.973 (0.958-0.988)

0.001

1.000 (0.978-1.023)

0.988

Prescribed drugs per patient at discharge

1.551 (1.355-1.777)

< 0.001

1.524 (1.297-1.790)

< 0.001

Length of stay (days)

1.044 (0.988-1.104)

0.122

0.980 (0.902-1.064)

0.631

Department

    

  surgical

2.353 (0.840-6.594)

0.104

4.069 (1.126-14.703)

0.032

  medical (reference)

  1. (Incremental) impact of selected patient and treatment factors on the probability of exposure to potentially inadequate prescribing associated with hospitalization (CI: confidence interval).