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Table 2 Odds ratios of having prescription drugs in the population issued in primary health care

From: Drugs prescribed by general practitioners according to age, gender and socioeconomic status after adjustment for multimorbidity level

Variables

OR (CI 95%)

p-value

OR (CI 95%)*

p-value

Gender

    

Females

1

 

1

 

Males

0.66 (0.64-0.69)

<0.001

0.63 (0.60-0.66)

<0.001

Age

    

20-39

1

 

1

 

40-59

1.76 (1.72-1.79)

<0.001

1.71 (1.68-1.75)

<0.001

60-79

2.56 (2.49-2.62)

<0.001

2.33 (2.27-2.39)

<0.001

80-

3.37 (3.22-3.52)

<0.001

  

Multimorbdity level

    

RUB 0 (low)

1

 

1

 

RUB 1

2.38 (2.32-2.44)

<0.001

2.48 (2.42-2.54)

<0.001

RUB 2

2.86 (2.79-2.93)

<0.001

2.95 (2.88-3.02)

<0.001

RUB 3

3.30 (3.21-3.39)

<0.001

3.39 (3.30-3.48)

<0.001

RUB 4

3.75 (3.63-3.87)

<0.001

3.86 (3.75-3.97)

<0.001

RUB 5 (high)

3.88 (3.73-4.04)

<0.001

4.01 (3.79-4.22)

<0.001

Income

    

1 (low)

1

 

-

 

2

1.10 (1.07-1.13)

<0.001

-

 

3

0.98 (0.95-1.02)

0.375

-

 

4 (high)

0.86 (0.81-0.91)

<0.001

-

 

Education

    

1 (low)

-

 

1

 

2

-

 

0.85 (0.81-0.89)

<0.001

3

-

 

0.77 (0.73-0.81)

<0.001

4 (high)

-

 

0.61 (0.54-0.67)

<0.001

  1. *Including individuals up to 70 years old.