Table 1 Demographic characteristics, number of medications and PIMs detected among older adults studied (n = 553)
Characteristics | No (%) |
|---|---|
Age, median (IQR) years | 67 (64–67) |
60–70 | 363 (65.6) |
71–80 | 139 (25.1) |
81 and above | 51 (9.2) |
Hospital admission days, median (IQR) days | 8 (5–12) |
Gender | |
Male | 253 (45.8) |
Female | 300 (54.2) |
Presence of comorbidities | |
No | 231 (41.8) |
Yes | 322 (58.2) |
Hospitalization in the past 12 months | |
No | 487 (88.1) |
Yes | 67 (11.9) |
COVID-19 severity during admission | |
Category 1 | 58 (10.5) |
Category 2 | 82 (14.8) |
Category 3 | 133 (24.1) |
Category 4 | 240 (43.4) |
Category 5 | 25 (4.5) |
NA | 15 (2.7) |
ICU admission | |
No | 510 (92.2) |
Yes | 43 (7.8) |
Need for mechanical ventilation | |
No | 504 (91.1) |
Yes | 49 (8.9) |
Number of medications at admission, median (IQR) drugs | 5 (3–7) |
Number of medications at discharge, median (IQR) drugs | 5 (4–8) |
Total number of medications in admission | |
0 | 8 (1.4) |
1–4 | 265 (47.8) |
5–10 | 252 (45.5) |
11–15 | 26 (4.7) |
16–20 | 2 (0.4) |
Mean (SD): 5.07 (3.09) | |
Total number of medications in discharge | |
1–4 | 207 (37.4) |
5–10 | 309 (55.8) |
11–15 | 36 (6.5) |
16–20 | 0 (0.0) |
> 20 | 1 (0.2) |
Mean (SD): 5.79 (2.99) | |
Total number of PIMs detected using STOPP | |
1 | 78 |
2 | 18 |
3 | 4 |
7 | 1 |
Total number of PIMs | 133 |
Mean (SD): 0.25 (0.61) | |
Total number of PIMS detected using Beers | |
1 | 102 |
2 | 18 |
3 | 3 |
4 | 1 |
Total number of PIMs | 151 |
Mean (SD): 0.28 (0.57) |