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Table 5 Factors associated with any anti-dementia drug and Ginkgo biloba

From: Prescribing patterns in dementia: a multicentre observational study in a German network of CAM physicians

Factor

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

 

Any anti-dementia drug

Ginkgo biloba

Sex

  

   Male

1

1

   Female

1.040 (0.748-1.448)

0.406* (0.186-0.887)

Age [years]

0.988 (0.972-1.005)

1.058* (1.018-1.100)

Physician specialisation

  

   GP

1

1

   Neurology

2.296* (1.557-3.384)

0.089* (0.034-0.232)

Type of dementia

  

   Unspecified dementia

1

1

   Dementia in Alzheimer's disease

3.279* (1.959-5.496)

0.074* (0.035-0.156)

   Vascular dementia

0.641* (0.433-0.948)

2.344 (0.701-7.837)

   Dementia in Parkinson's disease

0.856 (0.491-1.493)

1.003 (0.315-3.196)

Multi-morbidity

  

   No

1

1

   Yes

0.777 (0.497-1.214)

0.779 (0.403-1.504)

Hypertension

2.025* (1.413-2.901)

0.760 (0.334-1.732)

Heart failure

4.850* (3.419-6.880)

1.570 (0.684-3.603)

Chronic ischemic heart disease

0.822 (0.544-1.243)

0.751 (0.305-1.854)

Diabetes mellitus

0.553* (0.358-0.855)

2.549 (0.729-8.912)

Neuroleptic therapy

1.871* (1.217-2.876)

0.849 (0.393-1.833)

Antidepressant therapy

0.961 (0.649-1.422)

1.410 (0.655-3.038)

  1. * AOR significantly different from 1