Polypharmacy and the occurrence of potential drug–drug interactions among geriatric patients at the outpatient pharmacy department of a regional hospital in Durban, South Africa

Table 2 Total number of diagnosed clinical problems per age category and gender

Variable	Frequency—diagnosed clinical problems^a		Total	Percentage
Age^b	Female	Male	n = 884	%
60–64	178	94	272	30.8
65–69	93	64	157	17.8
70–74	169	77	246	27.8
75–79	80	42	122	13.8
80–84	36	16	52	5.8
> 85	29	6	35	4.0

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