From: Medication patterns in older adults with multimorbidity: a cluster analysis of primary care patients
Women | Men | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
65–79 years | 80–94 years | 65–79 years | 80–94 years | |
Participants n (%) | 78,008 (47.4) | 31,848 (19.4) | 41,931 (25.5) | 12,726 (7.7) |
Number drugs n (%) | ||||
1–4 | 40,931 (52.5) | 11,374 (35.7) | 22,703 (54.1) | 4868 (38.3) |
5–9 | 31,500 (40.4) | 16,460 (51.7) | 16,339 (39.0) | 6268 (49.3) |
≥10 | 5577 (7.1) | 4014 (12.6) | 2889 (6.9) | 1590 (12.5) |
Median number of drugs (IQRa) | 4 (3–7) | 6 (4–8) | 4 (2–6) | 5 (3–8) |
Number of chronic diseases n (%) | ||||
2 | 2806 (3.6) | 1125 (3.5) | 1792 (4.3) | 410 (3.2) |
[3–5] | 20,301 (26.0) | 7689 (24.1) | 12,484 (29.8) | 3090 (24.3) |
[6–9] | 33,089 (42.4) | 13,495 (42.4) | 17,955 (42.8) | 5562 (43.7) |
≥10 | 21,812 (28.0) | 9539 (30.0) | 9700 (23.1) | 3664 (28.8) |
Median number of chronic diseases (IQRa) | 7 (5–10) | 8 (5–10) | 7 (5–9) | 7 (5–10) |