Table 3

- Comparing telepharmacy and standard clinic follow-up for warfarin-naive patients.

VariablesUnivariableMultivariable
OR95% CIP-valueaOR95% CIP-value
Age (years)0.9880.971 to 1.0060.1920.9890.969 to 1.0090.286
Male versus female1.9341.062 to 3.5230.0311.7920.951 to 3.3760.071
Weight1.0150.998 to 1.0320.0811.0150.997 to 1.0340.109
BMI1.0230.977 to 1.0710.34   
Diabetes0.650.342 to 1.2380.190.730.353 to 1.5060.394
Hypertension0.8420.459 to 1.5420.577   
CKD0.6480.166 to 2.5260.532   
Target INR
2 to 3reference     
2.5 to 3.50.5670.111 to 2.890.495   
TELE versus on-Site0.630.34 to 1.1650.140.580.301 to 1.1150.102
antithromboticsb0.8550.415 to 1.760.67   
NSAIDS c0.7470.187 to 2.9860.68   

b: includes aspirin or clopidogrel c: includes Ibuprofen, Lornixicam, Celecoxib, CKD: chronic kidney disease, INR: International normalized ratio, NSAIDS: non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, TELE: telepharmacy, CI: confidence interval, aOR: adjusted odds ratio