Table 1 General characteristics of study subjects (n = 2400)
Characteristics | Patients: n (%) |
|---|---|
Gender | |
Male | 1088 (45.3) |
Age (years) | |
≤ 10 | 766 (31.9) |
11–20 | 386 (16.1) |
21–30 | 443 (18.5) |
31–40 | 310 (12.9) |
41–50 | 292 (12.2) |
51–60 | 138 (5.8) |
> 60 | 65 (2.7) |
Prescribed medicines per patient | |
≤ 3 | 962 (40.1) |
4–6 | 1235 (51.5) |
> 6 | 203 (8.5) |
Drugs | |
Median (IQR) | 4 (3–5) |
Clinical specialties | |
Medicine | 687 (28.6) |
Pediatrics | 610 (25.4) |
Dermatology | 235 (9.8) |
Ear Nose and Throat | 190 (7.9) |
Surgical | 132 (5.5) |
Chest | 124 (5.2) |
Psychiatry | 114 (4.8) |
Cardiology | 89 (3.7) |
Gynecology | 78 (3.3) |
Orthopedic | 73 (3) |
Dentistry | 39 (1.6) |
Miscellaneous | 29 (1.2) |