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Table 4 The association between prescription change frequency and hospital admission at different time points before index date

From: The association between prescription change frequency, chronic disease score and hospital admissions: a case control study

 

-18

   

-12

   

-9

   

-6

   

-3

   
 

H

NH

OR

CI 95%

H

NH

OR

CI 95%

H

NH

OR

CI 95%

H

NH

OR

CI 95%

H

NH

OR

CI 95%

PCF Cat

                         

0

6086

6736

1

ref

5844

6524

1

ref

5788

6556

1

ref

5723

6570

1

ref

5591

6537

1

ref

1

1631

1418

1.3

1.2

1.4

1731

1564

1.2

1.2

1.3

1720

1561

1.3

1.2

1.4

1751

1483

1.4

1.3

1.5

5591

1493

1.4

1.3

1.5

2 or 3

760

451

1.9

1.7

2.1

853

514

1.9

1.7

2.1

899

490

2.1

1.9

2.3

923

542

2.0

1.8

2.2

1031

560

2.2

1.9

2.4

≥ 4

204

76

3.0

2.3

2.4

253

79

3.6

2.8

4.6

274

74

4.2

3.3

5.4

284

86

3.8

3.0

4.8

316

91

4.1

3.1

5.1

  1. H=hospitalized patients (N=8681), NH=Non=Hospitalized Patients (N=8681).
  2. OR=Odds Ratio, CI 95%= Confidence Interval 95%.
  3. PCF Cat=Prescription Change Frequency Category.
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