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Table 1 Background of patients

From: Analysis of patients’ thoughts and background factors influencing attitudes toward Deprescribing: interviews to obtain hints for highly satisfying and valid prescriptions

 

Number or Median

Percentage or range

Sex

  

 Male

47

44.3%

 Female

59

55.7%

Age

70

31–89

 <65

36

34.0%

 65–74

41

38.7%

 75

29

27.4%

Number of consultation departments

2

1–5

Number of prescribed medications

8

1–38

MRCI score

29

6–135.5

One dose package

10

9.4%

Existing diseases (ICD10)

  

 Neoplasms (C00-D48)

60

56.6%

 Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases(E00-E99)

57

53.8%

 Diseases of the nervous system (G00-G99)

9

8.5%

 Diseases of the eye and adnexa (H00-H59)

11

10.4%

 Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99)

77

72.6%

 Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99)

14

13.2%

 Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K93)

17

16.0%

 Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99)

26

24.5%

 Diseases of the genitourinary system (N00-N99)

13

12.3%