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Table 6 Linear regression models for the association between categories of discrepancies with other parameters

From: The impact of clinical pharmacists’ medication reconciliation upon patients’ admission to reduce medication discrepancies in the emergency department: a prospective quasi-interventional study

Discrepancies category

Simple linear regression models

Multiple linear regression models

ß

P value

ß

P value

Category A

 Age

0.00169

0.700866

 − 0.06767

0.812907

 Sex (male)

0.15

0.241499

0.000317

0.943842

 No. of comorbidities

0.04796

0.353877

0.164553

0.211559

 No. of drugs administered before hospital admission

0.020354

0.381741

0.043664

0.538046

Category B

 Age

0.013658

0.25461

 − 0.53876

0.421851

 Sex (male)

0.274845

0.432308

0.003968

0.706381

 No. of comorbidities

0.659373

 < 0.001***

0.380824

0.21731

 No. of drugs administered before hospital admission

0.413704

 < 0.001***

0.100928

0.543633

Category C

 Age

0.000716

0.898709

0.027131

0.937665

 Sex (male)

 − 0.22143

0.17585

 < 0.001

0.991431

 No. of comorbidities

0.138973

0.034548***

 − 0.21519

0.178353

 No. of drugs administered before hospital admission

0.118561

 < 0.0001***

 − 0.08425

03279

Category D

 Age

0.00336

0.671958

 − 0.01567

0.974278

 Sex (male)

 − 0.26491

0.251519

0.000556

0.941957

 No. of comorbidities

0.339792

0.000203***

 − 0.19698

0.378541

 No. of drugs administered before hospital admission

0.179837

 < 0.0001***

0.115272

0.3394

Category E

 Age

 − 0.00396

0.232738

0.34822

0.102965

 Sex (male)

0.064907

0.502844

 − 0.00499

0.136951

 No. of comorbidities

0.036096

0.355593

0.089069

0.36268

 No. of drugs administered before hospital admission

0.036716

0.035643***

 − 0.02118

0.6879

Category F

 Age

0.001137

0.638184

0.097558

0.534634

 Sex (male)

 − 0.03416

0.62795

0.001573

0.524103

 No. of comorbidities

 − 0.01857

0.513903

 − 0.05322

0.461198

 No. of drugs administered before hospital admission

0.006109

0.63306

 − 0.05605

0.15118

  1. No number
  2. ß < regression coefficient
  3. ***Significant relation