The impact of a multifaceted intervention to reduce potentially inappropriate prescribing among discharged older adults: a before-and-after study

Table 2 Characteristics of the study population (N: 480)

Variable	Control group (N:240)	Intervention group (N:240)
Age (year)
Mean (SD)	71.9 (5.8)	72.9 (5.7)
Median (IQR)	70 (67–75)	72 (68–81)
Sex
Male [N (%)]	141 (58.8)	108 (45)
Female [N (%)]	99 (41.3)	132 (55)
Race
Malay [N (%)]	180 (75)	171 (71.3)
Chinese [N (%)]	46 (19.2)	54 (22.5)
Indian [N (%)]	14 (5.8)	15 (6.2)
AC-CCI
Mean (SD)	4.6 (1.6)	4.83 (1.7)
Median (IQR)	4 (3–5)	4 (4–6)
Discharge medications
Mean (SD)	5.9 (2.5)	6.2 (2.5)
Median (IQR)	6 (4–7)	6 (5–8)
History of hospitalization (during the last 12 months)
Yes [N (%)]	88 (36.7)	76 (31.7)
No [N (%)]	152 (63.3)	164 (68.3)

SD standard deviation, IQR interquartile range, AC-CCI age combined Charlson comorbidity index.

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