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Table 3 Logistic regression models for prediction antidementia treatment

From: Antidementia drug treatment in dementia networks in Germany: use rates and factors associated with treatment use

 

Logistic regression

Variables

(Treatment Antidementia)

 

OR

95 % CI

p-value

Gender (fem.)

0.915

0.550

1.521

0.733

Formal diagnosis

16.813

5.228

54.066

<0.001

Age (category)

    

reference group: 1910-1927

2 (1928–1932)

2.974

1.503

5.883

0.002

3 (1933–1937)

1.771

0.884

3.549

0.107

4 (1938–1969)

0.962

0.467

1.982

0.917

Living alone

0.510

0.275

0.945

0.032

Comorbidities

0.879

0.778

0.993

0.039

Depression

0.989

0.917

1.067

0.789

Functional Status

1.065

0.920

1.233

0.393

Physician associated

3.692

1.808

7.539

<0.001

  1. Comorbidity; score of morbidities exclusive dementia disease, functional sta.; IADL instrumental activities of daily living (0- no function, 8- complete function), depression; geriatric depression scale short- form (0- no depression, 5- suspicion of depression)