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Table 2 Baseline demographic and health related measures

From: A pilot cluster randomised trial of the Medicinesand Alcohol Consultation (MAC): an intervention to discuss alcohol use in community pharmacy medicine review services

 

MAC (N = 24)

Usual Care (N = 27)

Total (N = 51)

Sex

 Female

9 (38%)

14 (52%)

23 (45%)

 Male

15 (62%)

13 (48%)

28 (55%)

Age (years)

 Mean (SD)

70.71 (8.51)

62.78 (10.90)

66.51 (10.54)

 Median (Q1, Q3)

72.50 (64.00, 75.00)

61.00 (53.00, 73.50)

67.00 (60.00, 74.00)

 Min - Max

53.00–92.00

47.00–83.00

47.00–92.00

Frequency of alcohol consumption

 2 to 3 times per week

17 (71%)

17 (63%)

34 (67%)

 4 or more times per week

7 (29%)

10 (37%)

17 (33%)

Number of prescribed medications

 Mean (SD)

4.54 (2.00)

4.58 (1.96)

4.56 (1.96)

 Median (Q1, Q3)

4.00 (3.75, 6.00)

4.00 (3.25, 6.00)

4.00 (3.25, 6.00)

 Min - Max

1.00–9.00

2.00–9.00

1.00–9.00

EQ 5D-5L score

 Mean (SD)

0.85 (0.17)

0.75 (0.24)

0.80 (0.22)

 Median (Q1, Q3)

0.89 (0.72, 1.00)

0.84 (0.69, 0.86)

0.84 (0.70, 1.00)

 Min - Max

0.46–1.00

−0.10 - 1.00

−0.10 - 1.00

PROMIS raw score

 Mean (SD)

26.75 (3.79)

28.41 (2.06)

27.63 (3.09)

 Median (Q1, Q3)

28.00 (25.75, 30.00)

29.00 (27.50, 30.00)

29.00 (26.00, 30.00)

 Min - Max

15.00–30.00

24.00–30.00

15.00–30.00

PROMIS t-score

 Mean (SD)

50.51 (8.34)

54.60 (6.87)

52.67 (7.80)

 Median (Q1, Q3)

49.91 (45.92, 60.74)

54.95 (49.05, 60.74)

54.95 (46.56, 60.74)

 Min - Max

32.76–60.74

42.89–60.74

32.76–60.74