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Table 5 Logistic regression: risk factors associated with the complexity of pharmacotherapy

From: Evaluation of pharmacotherapy complexity in residents of long-term care facilities: a cross-sectional descriptive study

Variables

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

p-value

Polypharmacy

2.796 (1.652–4.732)

<0.001

Potential drug interactions

1.275 (1.163–1.397)

<0.001

Potentially inappropriate medications for the elderly

1.220 (1.111–1.339)

<0.001

Therapeutic duplicity

1.133 (1.071–1.198)

<0.001

  1. Sergipe, Brazil, 2015
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BMC Pharmacology and Toxicology

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