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Table 4 Comparison of the percentages of general practitioners who have deprescribed, by drug, according to the level of dependence

From: Evaluation of deprescription by general practitioners in elderly people with different levels of dependence: cross-sectional study

Drugs

Dependent patient

% (CI 95%)

Autonomous patient% (CI 95%)

p1 value

Donepezil 10 mg id

11.4% (8,5 a 14,7)

32.1% (27,6 a 36,8)

< 0.01

AAS 100 mg id

17.9% (14,4 a 21,9)

8.3% (5,9 a 11,3)

< 0.01

Atorvastatin 40 mg id

33.8% (29,3 a 38,6)

14.4% (11,2 a 18,1)

< 0.01

Ramipril 5 mg id

3.3% (1,8 a 5,4)

3.0% (1,6 a 5,0)

1.00

Amlodipine 5 mg id

3.5% (2,0 a 5,7)

3.0% (1,6 a 5,0)

0.625

Sene 2 tablets id

35.4% (30,8 a 40,1)

24.2% (20,2 a 28,6)

< 0.01

Paracetamol 1 g 4id

54.5% (49,6 a 59,4)

39.4% (34,7 a 44,3)

< 0.01

Tramadol 50 4id

58% (52,1 a 62,8)

42.7% (37,9 a 47,6)

< 0.01

  1. Legend: 1p-value: McNeemar’s test, id – daily