From: Prevalence and determinants of polypharmacy in Switzerland: data from the CoLaus study
No (n = 4358) | Yes (n = 580) | P-value | Multivariate | P-value for trend | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | 0.973 | ||||
Woman | 2325 (53.4) | 309 (53.3) | 1 (ref.) | ||
Man | 2033 (46.7) | 271 (46.7) | 0.92 (0.75–1.12) | ||
Age (years) | 56.6 ± 10.1 | 66.0 ± 9.1 | <0.001 | ||
Age group (%) | <0.001 | <0.001 | |||
40–49 | 1359 (31.2) | 40 (6.9) | 1 (ref.) | ||
50–64 | 1970 (45.2) | 187 (32.2) | 2.90 (2.04–4.12) | ||
65–81 | 1029 (23.6) | 353 (60.9) | 10.3 (7.26–14.5) | ||
BMI categories (%) | <0.001 | <0.001 | |||
Normal + underweight | 2034 (46.7) | 125 (21.6) | 1 (ref.) | ||
Overweight | 1685 (38.7) | 247 (42.6) | 2.09 (1.65–2.66) | ||
Obese | 639 (14.7) | 208 (35.9) | 4.38 (3.39–5.66) | ||
Education (%) | <0.001 | 0.002 | |||
High | 995 (22.8) | 70 (12.1) | 1 (ref.) | ||
Middle | 1154 (26.5) | 124 (21.4) | 1.15 (0.83–1.58) | ||
Low | 2209 (50.7) | 386 (66.6) | 1.56 (1.17–2.07) | ||
Marital status (%) | 0.121 | ||||
Living alone | 1851 (42.5) | 266 (45.9) | 1 (ref.) | ||
Living in a couple | 2507 (57.5) | 314 (54.1) | 0.86 (0.71–1.05) | ||
Born in Switzerland (%) | 0.303 | ||||
No | 1621 (37.2) | 203 (35.0) | 1 (ref.) | ||
Yes | 2737 (62.8) | 377 (65.0) | 0.87 (0.72–1.06) | ||
Smoking status (%) | <0.001 | <0.001 | |||
Never | 1816 (41.7) | 192 (33.1) | 1 (ref.) | ||
Former | 1588 (36.4) | 271 (46.7) | 1.42 (1.14–1.75) | ||
Current | 954 (21.9) | 117 (20.2) | 1.63 (1.25–2.12) |