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Table 3 Crude and adjusted ORs for addition of at least one medication in treatment regimen

From: The efficacy of single pharmacist medication review among type II diabetic patients who take six chronic medications or more: a case–control study

Variable

Crude OR (95% CI)

p-value

Adjusted OR* (95% CI)

p-value

Pharmacist consult (Yes/No)

5.51 (4.48; 6.67)

 < 0.001

8.34 (6.7; 10.4)

 < 0.001

Diabetes mellitus (Yes/No)

0.81 (0.60; 1.01)

0.053

1.0 (0.8; 1.3)

0.450

Dyslipidemia (Yes/No)

0.80 (0.59; 1.01)

0.074

0.7 (0.5; 1.0)

0.084

Hypertension (Yes/No)

0.62 (0.43; 0.81)

 < 0.001

0.84 (0.6; 1.1)

0.414

Age (per 1 additional year)

1

 

0.94 (0. 9; 1.0)

0.794

Gender (Female/Male)

1

 

1.01 (0.1; 1.0)

0.890

SES (per 1 additional point)

1

 

0.95 (0.9; 1.0)

0.770

Total № of medications (per 1 additional medication)

1

 

0.82 (0.8; 0.8)

 < 0.001

  1. SES, Socioeconomic status
  2. *Adjusted for chronic diseases (DM, Hypertension, Dyslipidemia)