Table 3

Top 20 generated rules for patients who did NOT receive smoking cessation prescriptions, that is, outcome (Y) =NOT receiving prescriptions

Exposure (X)Exposure group sizeOutcome group sizeConfidence (%)
1Dementia=YES, age >6065563997.6
2Dementia=YES68466797.5
3Alcohol=YES, gender=male, age ≤3095091396.1
4Alcohol=YES, age ≤301570150295.7
5Alcohol=YES, gender=female, age ≤3062058995.0
6Alcohol=YES, obesity=YES, hypertension=YES73368493.3
7Atrial fibrillation=YES, CKD=YES77071893.2
8Alcohol=YES, obesity=YES, gender=male1424132593.0
9Alcohol=YES, obesity=YES2005186392.9
10Alcohol=YES, diabetes=YES89783392.9
11Alcohol=YES, hypertension=YES, age >601209112192.7
12Alcohol=YES12 20911 28192.4
13Alcohol=YES, hypertension=YES2922269792.3
14Alcohol=YES, gender=female, age >6062157392.3
15Alcohol=YES, gender=male, age=31–605420500092.3
16Alcohol=YES, gender=male, age >602004184592.1
17Alcohol=YES, age >602625241892.1
18Hypertension=YES, CKD=YES, gender=female, age >602770254892.0
19Hypertension=YES, CKD=YES, gender=male, age >602080191191.9
20Hypertension=YES, CKD=YES, age >604850445991.9

  • CKD, chronic kidney disease; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.