Table 4 Adjusted odds ratios with 95% CIs of inappropriate long-term benzodiazepines use, 2013
From: Trends in the prescription of benzodiazepines for the elderly in Korea
Characteristics | DDDs | User-days | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Adjusted Odds ratio (95% CIs) | p value | Adjusted Odds ratio (95% CIs) | p value | ||||
Age group (per 10 years) | 0.995 | (0.994, 0.996) | <.001 | 1.006 | (1.005, 1.007) | <.001 | |
Sex | Male | 1.366 | (1.345, 1.389) | <.001 | 1.137 | (1.125, 1.148) | <.001 |
Female | 1.000 | Ref. | 1.000 | Ref. | |||
Type of Insurance | NHI | 1.000 | Ref. | 1.000 | Ref. | ||
Medical Aid | 1.398 | (1.367, 1.431) | <.001 | 1.178 | (1.160, 1.195) | <.001 | |
No. of utilization of institutions | 1 | 1.000 | Ref. | 1.000 | Ref. | ||
2 | 1.555 | (1.526, 1.584) | <.001 | 1.54 | (1.523, 1.557) | <.001 | |
3 | 1.888 | (1.843, 1.933) | <.001 | 1.888 | (1.858, 1.918) | <.001 | |
4 | 2.239 | (2.165, 2.315) | <.001 | 2.265 | (2.210, 2.322) | <.001 | |
5+ | 2.966 | (2.850, 3.087) | <.001 | 3.199 | (3.095, 3.306) | <.001 | |
At least one prescription w/ + 30 days | No | 1.000 | Ref. | 1.000 | Ref. | ||
Yes | 3.368 | (3.314, 3.423) | <.001 | 8.237 | (8.156, 8.318) | <.001 | |
At least one prescription for psychiatric disorders | No | 1.000 | Ref. | 1.000 | Ref. | ||
Yes | 7.050 | (6.925, 7.177) | <.001 | 2.946 | (2.917, 2.976) | <.001 | |