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Table 4 Predictors of high FRID burden at discharge

From: Prescribing patterns of fall risk-increasing drugs in older adults hospitalized for heart failure

 

PR

95% CI

P value

Age (per 10 years)

0.92

(0.86, 0.99)

0.04

Black

1.11

(0.99, 1.24)

0.09

Female

1.02

(0.91, 1.14)

0.74

Education less than high school

0.98

(0.86, 1.11)

0.76

Income less than $20,000

1.04

(0.91, 1.19)

0.57

HFrEF

1.03

(0.91, 1.16)

0.66

Hypertension

1.41

(1.20, 1.65)

 < 0.001

Atrial fibrillation/atrial flutter

1.00

(0.88, 1.14)

0.98

Mood disorder

1.24

(1.10, 1.38)

 < 0.001

Osteoarthritis

1.08

(0.97, 1.21)

0.18

Rheumatoid arthritis

0.73

(0.47, 1.13)

0.15

Cancer

1.07

(0.95, 1.21)

0.27

Anticoagulation use

0.94

(0.83, 1.08)

0.41

Functional impairment

1.09

(0.98, 1.21)

0.12

Cognitive impairment

1.13

(0.96, 1.33)

0.15

History of falls

1.04

(0.92, 1.18)

0.49

Hyperpolypharmacy (at discharge)

1.88

(1.64, 2.14)

 < 0.001

Length of stay (per day)

0.99

(0.99, 1.01)

0.50

ICU stay during hospitalization

0.97

(0.84, 1.12)

0.71

Geriatric/palliative involvement

0.85

(0.43, 1.69)

0.65

Discharge to Facility

0.89

(0.76, 1.03)

0.13

Discharged Alive but unknown disposition

1.20

(0.97, 1.45)

0.10

Teaching hospital

0.94

(0.83, 1.06)

0.32

Small hospital (< 200 beds)

1.05

(0.92, 1.20)

0.47

  1. Abbreviations: PR Prevalence ratio, CI Confidence interval, HFrEF Heart failure with reduced ejection fraction, ICU Intensive care unit