Table 1 Characteristics of all patients and patients with ≥2 drugs
All patients (n = 524) | Patients with ≥ 2 drugs (n = 383) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) / Mean ± SD | n (%) / Mean ± SD | ||||
Age (in years) | 64.4 | 12.6 | 64.3 | 12.5 | |
Sex | Male | 411 | (78.4) | 304 | (79.4) |
Female | 113 | (21.6) | 79 | (20.6) | |
Place of residence | Germany | 453 | (86.5) | 348 | (90.9) |
Switzerland | 71 | (13.5) | 35 | (9.1) | |
Race | White | 501 | (95.6) | 369 | (96.3) |
Black | 4 | (0.8) | 3 | (0.8) | |
Asian | 6 | (1.1) | 4 | (1.0) | |
Unknown | 13 | (2.5) | 7 | (1.8) | |
Number of comorbidities | 0 | 108 | (20.6) | 81 | (21.1) |
1 | 194 | (37.0) | 143 | (37.3) | |
2 | 143 | (27.3) | 101 | (26.4) | |
3 | 66 | (12.6) | 46 | (12.0) | |
4 | 11 | (2.1) | 10 | (2.6) | |
5 | 2 | (0.4) | 2 | (0.5) | |
Most frequent comorbidities | Hypertension | 359 | (68.5) | 260 | (67.9) |
Diabetes | 156 | (29.8) | 121 | (31.6) | |
Stroke/TIA | 59 | (11.3) | 44 | (11.5) | |
COPD | 53 | (10.1) | 39 | (10.2) | |
Peripheral arterial disease | 45 | (8.6) | 28 | (7.3) | |
Number of taken drugs | 3.6 | 2.6 | 4.7 | 2.2 | |