Table 1 Distribution of the population in age and sex groups and descriptive information on diagnoses and prescriptions
From: Predictive risk modelling in the Spanish population: a cross-sectional study
Men | Women | Mean unique diagnoses per patient | % Patients with one or more diagnosis | Mean drugs prescribed (unique ATC codes) per patient | Patients with one or more drugs prescribed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age groups | N (%) | N (%) | ||||
14-24 | 104,686 (5.33%) | 99,969 (5.09%) | 1.58 | 52.06% | 1.98 | 65.69% |
25-34 | 178,767 (9.10%) | 171,317 (8.72%) | 1.73 | 51.97% | 2.12 | 64.46% |
35-44 | 194,187 (9.89%) | 187,426 (9.54%) | 1.93 | 52.77% | 2.20 | 64.04% |
45-54 | 164,620 (8.38%) | 165,997 (8.45%) | 2.55 | 58.28% | 2.56 | 67.01% |
55-64 | 135,889 (6.92%) | 138,760 (7.06%) | 4.29 | 73.33% | 3.54 | 77.06% |
65-74 | 95,032 (4.84%) | 107,207 (5.46%) | 6.54 | 84.62% | 4.63 | 84.06% |
75-84 | 67,272 (3.42%) | 95,343 (4.85%) | 7.88 | 86.48% | 5.45 | 85.34% |
85+ | 17,091 (0.87%) | 40,774 (2.08%) | 6.54 | 72.44% | 4.60 | 72.38% |
Total | 957,544 (48.75%) | 1,006,793 (51.25%) | 3.00 | 63.01% | 3.40 | 70.68% |