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Table 4 Crude and adjusted ORs for reduction 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

Pharm consult (Yes/No)

5.03 (4.04; 6.29)

0.001

4.54 (3.63; 5.69)

0.001

Diabetes mellitus (Yes/No)

1.49 (1.22; 1.81)

0.004

0.99 (0.79; 1.25)

0.612

Dyslipidemia (Yes/No)

1.36 (1.06; 1.74)

0.03

1.10 (0.82; 1.56)

0.314

Hypertension (Yes/No)

1.39 (1.06; 1.85)

0.014

1.17 (0.83; 1.65)

0.359

Age (per 1 additional year)

1

 

0.99 (0.98; 1.01)

0.888

Gender (Female/Male)

1

 

0.97 (0.80; 1.18)

0.948

SES-AGAS (per 1 additional number)

1

 

0.99 (0.99; 1.00)

0.679

Total № of medications (per 1 additional medication)

1

 

1.23 (1.19; 1.27)

0.001

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