Variables | Intervention rejected | Intervention accepted | Crude OR (CI) | p Value | Multivariate OR (CI)* | p Value |
Number of medications | ||||||
9 or more | 67 | 192 | Reference | Reference | ||
5–8 | 35 | 148 | 1.48 (0.93 to 2.34) | 0.1 | 1.75 (1.07 to 2.87) | 0.03 |
0–4 | 9 | 52 | 2.02 (0.94 to 4.31) | 0.07 | 2.76 (1.20 to 6.32) | 0.02 |
Category of drugs intervened | ||||||
Cardiovascular | 10 | 17 | Reference | Reference | ||
Gastrointestinal | 54 | 1 | 2.14 (0.92 to 4.93) | 0.08 | 3.46 (1.06 to 11.26) | 0.04 |
Supplements | 47 | 168 | 2.1 (0.9 to 4.9) | 0.09 | 3.20 (1.06 to 9.69) | |
Others | 0 | 11 | – | – | – | – |
Type of drugs intervened | ||||||
Preventive | 63 | 202 | Reference | 0.28 | Reference | |
Acute | 36 | 149 | 1.29 (0.81 to 2.05) | 0.86 | 1.09 (0.54 to 2.17) | 0.82 |
Chronic | 12 | 41 | 1.07 (0.52 to 2.15) | 1.77 (0.68 to 4.64) | 0.25 |
*Multivariate logistic regression, α=0.05. Adjusted for functional status, admission specialty and types of intervention.