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Number of Chronic Medications† by Weight Category
| Overall | No Documented Obesity | Documented Obesity | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number chronic medications | 1 | 321827 (50.7) | 286201 (51.3) | 35626 (46.2) | <.001 |
| 2–4 | 265536 (41.8) | 232347 (41.7) | 33189 (43) | ||
| 5–9 | 45366 (7.1) | 37583 (6.7) | 7783 (10.1) | ||
| 10+ | 1942 (0.3) | 1425 (0.3) | 517 (0.7) |
Number of chronic medications does not factor in element of prescription overlap; therefore, this is not equivalent to polypharmacy
