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Table 6 Factors associated with the occurrence of DRPs

From: The prevalence of chronic medication therapy problems and pharmacists’ interventions among hospitalized perioperative patients: a retrospective observational study

Factors

Univariate

Multivariate

OR (95% CI)

P value

OR (95% CI)

P value

Sex

1.294 (0.873–1.918)

0.199

-

-

Age

1.060 (1.044–1.077)

< 0.001

-

-

Number of comorbidities

6.998 (4.965–9.865)

< 0.001

3.815 (2.297–6.337)

< 0.001

Number of chronic medications (per active increase)

3.035 (2.471–3.729)

< 0.001

1.539 (1.153–2.055)

0.003

  1. DRPs drug-related problems, OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval