Table 1 Summary of demographics and clinical variables
Demographics | Frequency (n = 250) |
|---|---|
Gender | |
Female | 169 (67.6%) |
Male | 81 (32.4%) |
Age (years) | |
60–64 | 77 (30.8%) |
65–69 | 48 (19.2%) |
70–74 | 64 (25.6%) |
75–79 | 34 (13.6%) |
80–84 | 16 (6.4%) |
> 85 | 11 (4.4%) |
Clinical variables | Frequency (n = 250) |
|---|---|
Diagnosed clinical problems | |
1 | 10 (4.0%) |
2 | 38 (15.2%) |
3 | 81 (32.4%) |
4 | 69 (27.6%) |
> 5 | 52 (20.8%) |
Number of prescribed medicines | |
3–6 | 26 (10.4%) |
7–10 | 62 (24.8%) |
11–14 | 90 (36.0%) |
15–18 | 50 (20.0%) |
> 19 | 22 (8.8%) |
Number of potential drug–drug interactions | |
0–10 | 146 (58.4%) |
11–20 | 80 (32.4%) |
21–30 | 19 (7.6%) |
31–40 | 4 (1.6%) |
> 41 | 1 (0.4%) |