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Table 4 Regression analysis for risk factors affecting the number of unintentional discrepancies among study sample (n = 259)

From: Medication discrepancies among hospitalized patients with hypertension: assessment of prevalence and risk factors

Variables

Dependent variable

Number of unintentional discrepancies

Univariate linear regression

Multivariate linear regression

Beta

p value

Beta

p value

Age (years)

0.191

0.002a

0.172

0.007b

Gender (1: males, 2: females)

0.129

0.038a

0.099

0.137

Educational level

-0.121

0.053a

-0.003

0.963

Monthly Income

-0.071

0.255

-

-

Number of Medical Conditions

0.158

0.011a

0.104

0.113

Number of medications taken prior to admission

0.094

0.130a

0.258

0.003b

Number of Admission Medications

-0.113

0.070a

-0.288

<0.001b

Length of Stay (days)

-0.017

0.784

-

-

  1. a Eligible for entry in multivariate linear regression, bSignificant at 0.05 level. Beta: standardized regression coefficient