Table 1 Characteristics of the patients
Frequency and percentage of cases | ||
|---|---|---|
a) Sex | ||
Male | 142 | 38.2% |
Female | 230 | 61.8% |
Overall | 372 | 100.0% |
b) Age (years) | ||
0–9 | 0 | 0.0% |
10–19 | 1 | 0.3% |
20–29 | 3 | 0.8% |
30–39 | 6 | 1.6% |
40–49 | 8 | 2.2% |
50–59 | 24 | 6.5% |
60–69 | 32 | 8.6% |
70–79 | 128 | 34.4% |
80–89 | 139 | 37.4% |
90 ≤ | 31 | 8.3% |
Overall | 372 | 100.0% |
65 ≤ | 319 | 85.8% |
c) Number of drugs taken | ||
2–3 | 23 | 6.2% |
4–5 | 105 | 28.2% |
6–7 | 93 | 25.0% |
8–9 | 76 | 20.4% |
10 ≤ | 75 | 20.2% |
Overall | 372 | 100.0% |