Table 2 Four-way decomposition of the relationship between COC, polypharmacy, and DDI.
From: Targeting continuity of care and polypharmacy to reduce drug–drug interaction
2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | ||||||||
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βa,b | p | β | p | β | p | β | p | β | p | β | p | β | p | |
Mediator at 0 | ||||||||||||||
Total excess RR | − 0.565 | < 0.001 | − 0.576 | < 0.001 | − 0.581 | < 0.001 | − 0.602 | < 0.001 | − 0.619 | < 0.001 | − 0.612 | < 0.001 | − 0.622 | < 0.001 |
Excess RR due to controlled direct effect | 0.004 | 0.193 | 0.004 | 0.131 | 0.008 | 0.003 | 0.001 | 0.878 | 0.007 | 0.020 | 0.003 | 0.251 | 0.005 | 0.112 |
Excess RR due to reference interaction | − 0.533 | < 0.001 | − 0.546 | < 0.001 | − 0.551 | < 0.001 | − 0.564 | < 0.001 | − 0.589 | < 0.001 | − 0.578 | < 0.001 | − 0.589 | < 0.001 |
Excess RR due to mediated interaction | 0.043 | < 0.001 | 0.043 | < 0.001 | 0.048 | < 0.001 | 0.052 | < 0.001 | 0.055 | < 0.001 | 0.053 | < 0.001 | 0.057 | < 0.001 |
Excess RR due to pure indirect effect | − 0.079 | < 0.001 | − 0.078 | < 0.001 | − 0.086 | < 0.001 | − 0.090 | < 0.001 | − 0.092 | < 0.001 | − 0.091 | < 0.001 | − 0.096 | < 0.001 |
Mediator at 1 | ||||||||||||||
Total excess RR | − 0.565 | < 0.001 | − 0.576 | < 0.001 | − 0.581 | < 0.001 | − 0.602 | < 0.001 | − 0.619 | < 0.001 | − 0.612 | < 0.001 | − 0.622 | < 0.001 |
Excess RR due to controlled direct effect | − 0.568 | < 0.001 | − 0.579 | < 0.001 | − 0.583 | < 0.001 | − 0.602 | < 0.001 | − 0.621 | < 0.001 | − 0.612 | < 0.001 | − 0.620 | < 0.001 |
Excess RR due to reference interaction | 0.039 | < 0.001 | 0.038 | < 0.001 | 0.040 | < 0.001 | 0.039 | < 0.001 | 0.039 | < 0.001 | 0.036 | < 0.001 | 0.036 | < 0.001 |
Excess RR due to mediated interaction | 0.043 | < 0.001 | 0.043 | < 0.001 | 0.048 | < 0.001 | 0.052 | < 0.001 | 0.055 | < 0.001 | 0.053 | < 0.001 | 0.057 | < 0.001 |
Excess RR due to pure indirect effect | − 0.079 | < 0.001 | − 0.078 | < 0.001 | − 0.086 | < 0.001 | − 0.090 | < 0.001 | − 0.092 | < 0.001 | − 0.091 | < 0.001 | − 0.096 | < 0.001 |