Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients using PPIs (n = 9,930).
| Variable | Mean | ±SD | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 67.5 | 15.2 | |
| Variable | n | % | 95 % CI |
| Age groups | |||
| 18–29 | 232 | 2.3 | 2.05–2.65 |
| 30–44 | 796 | 8 | 7.49–8.57 |
| 45–59 | 2251 | 22.7 | 21.85–23.50 |
| 60–74 | 3615 | 36.4 | 35.46–37.36 |
| >74 | 3036 | 30.6 | 29.67–31.49 |
| Gender | |||
| Female | 3554 | 35.8 | 29.67–31.49 |
| Male | 6376 | 64.2 | 63.26–65.15 |
| Encounter type | |||
| Emergency | 210 | 2.1 | 1.84–2.42 |
| Inpatient | 3100 | 31.2 | 30.31–32.14 |
| Outpatient | 6620 | 66.7 | 65.73–67.59 |
| GI bleeding | |||
| At least one event | 84 | 0.8 | 0.68–1.05 |
| None | 9846 | 99.2 | 98.95–99.32 |
| Clostridium difficile | |||
| At least one event | 43 | 0.4 | 0.31–0.58 |
| None | 9887 | 99.6 | 99.42–99.69 |
| Hypomagnesemia | |||
| At least one event | 9 | 0.1 | 0.04–0.17 |
| None | 9921 | 99.9 | 99.83–99.96 |
*n: total number of observations; CI: confidence interval; SD: standard deviation; GI: gastrointestinal.