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Table 3 Number of home medication and PIMs

From: Potentially inappropriate home medications among older patients with cardiovascular disease admitted to a cardiology service in USA

 

Number

Percent

Number of medications

 0

2

0.5

 1–5

33

8.2

 6–7

42

10.4

 8–9

49

12.1

 10–11

79

19.6

 12–13

81

20.0

 14–15

47

11.6

 16 +

71

17.6

Mean (SD)

11.6 (4.5)

 

Total number of home medications

4669

 

Number of PIMs

 0

51

12.6

 1

92

22.8

 2

98

24.3

 3

66

16.3

 4

49

12.1

 5

29

7.2

 6

12

3.0

 7

3

0.7

 8

3

0.7

 9

1

0.2

Mean (SD)

2.4 (1.7)

 

Total number of PIMs

953

 

Proportion of PIM over home medication: Mean (SD)

20% (19.4)