Variables | User (N = 1214) | Non-user (N = 161,126) |
---|---|---|
Age, years | 50.2 (12.0) | 46.6 (12.1) |
≥ 60 years | 286 (23.6) | 22,805 (14.2) |
Sex (Female) | 583 (48.0) | 74,899 (46.5) |
Types of drugs | 10.5 (7.0) | 8.5 (5.8) |
≥ 6 | 900 (74.1) | 102,544 (63.6) |
Medical institutions used | 2.3 (1.3) | 2.1 (1.2) |
≥ 2 | 816 (67.2) | 103,253 (64.1) |
Use of multiple departments in a hospital | 109 (9.0) | 5808 (3.6) |
The number of medical examinations | 9.7 (10.9) | 6.0 (5.5) |
Admission | 69 (5.7) | 4789 (3.0) |
Use of a pharmacy that can claim the family pharmacist consultation fees | 1214 (100.0) | 35,350 (21.9) |
Use of one dose package for drugs | 84 (6.9) | 2159 (1.3) |
Drugs | ||
Antihypertensives | 462 (38.1) | 38,293 (23.8) |
Antilipidemic agents | 348 (28.7) | 27,918 (17.3) |
Antidiabetic agents other than insulin | 147 (12.1) | 11,495 (7.1) |
Insulin | 30 (2.5) | 1904 (1.2) |
Anticoagulants | 34 (2.8) | 1639 (1.0) |
Antiplatelet agents | 63 (5.2) | 4076 (2.5) |
Proton pump inhibitors | 220 (18.1) | 16,161 (10.0) |
H2 blockers | 103 (8.5) | 10,007 (6.2) |
H1 blockers | 422 (34.8) | 59,920 (37.2) |
Antipsychotics | 138 (11.4) | 6471 (4.0) |
BZDs/Non-BZDs | 297 (24.5) | 20,260 (12.6) |
Antidepressants | 162 (13.3) | 9900 (6.1) |
Antibiotics | 443 (36.5) | 63,446 (39.4) |
NSAIDs | 497 (40.9) | 60,864 (37.8) |
Steroids | 138 (11.4) | 12,450 (7.7) |
Probiotics | 191 (15.7) | 20,693 (12.8) |
Laxatives | 91 (7.5) | 7052 (4.4) |
Vitamins | 149 (12.3) | 14,829 (9.2) |
Traditional Japanese herbal medicines | 282 (23.2) | 30,941 (19.2) |