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Table 2 Baseline characteristics of the study population

From: Drug - related emergency department visits by elderly patients presenting with non-specific complaints

Characteristics

Total population (N = 633)

Age, median (IQR)

81 (72/87)

Female (%)

396 (62.6)

BMI, median (IQR)

23.4 (20.4/26.4)

Living situation:

 

  - independent (%)

145 (22.9)

  - with family help (%)

208 (32.9)

  - with home care (%)

214 (33.8)

  - nursing home (%)

66 (10.4)

Charlson Comorbidity Index, median (IQR)

2 (1/4)

Number of concomitant drugs, median (IQR)

5 (3/8)

Patients with serious condition, number (%)

387 (61.1)

Patients with DRP, number (%)

77 (12.2)

Patients with DRP as serious condition, number (%)

64 (83.1)

  1. IQR = Inter-Quartile Range.
  2. BMI = Body Mass Index.
  3. MDRD = Modification of Diet in Renal Disease, equation to predict glomerular filtration rate from serum creatinine [44].
  4. DRP = drug-related problems, as defined in the PCNE-Classification V5.1.