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Table 1 Age and gender distribution of patients attending the twenty facilities included in the study

From: Implications of the South African National Drug Policy on prescribing patterns: a case study of the Limpopo province

Facility number

Average age (years)

Minimum age (years)

Maximum age (years)

Gender

Male (%)

Female (%)

1

48.73

3

95

9 (30.00)

21 (70.00)

2

42.07

3

89

14 (46.67)

16 (53.33)

3

45.40

5

88

13 (43.33)

17 (56.67)

4

49.20

1

86

13 (43.33)

17 (56.67)

5

42.97

1

88

15 (50.00)

15 (50.00)

6

35.37

1

79

14 (46.67)

1 (53.33)

7

47.40

4

96

9 (30.00)

21 (70.00)

8

52.97

1

98

12 (40.00)

18 (60.00)

9

49.10

21

79

13 (43.33)

17 (56.67)

10

50.23

3

86

15 (50.00)

15 (50.00)

11

43.97

1

103

16 (53.33)

14 (46.67)

12

48.93

9

79

19 (63.33)

11 (36.67)

13

37.13

1

99

18 (60.00)

12 (40.00)

14

36.60

4

85

6 (20.00)

24 (80.00)

15

49.13

2

99

14 (46.67)

16 (53.33)

16

38.00

1

84

9 (30.00)

21 (70.00)

17

37.07

3

51

14 (46.67)

16 (53.33)

18

48.47

1

86

14 (46.67)

16 (53.33)

19

42.3.0

1

90

9 (30.00)

21 (70.00)

20

32.00

1

69

15 (50.00)

15 (50.00)

Total age (SD)

43.85 (24.42)

1

103

261 (43.5%)

339 (56.5%)