Table 2.

Table 2 Comparison of Characteristics for Inpatients Enrolled in Control and Intervention Periods

Characteristics	Control Periods (n = 321)	Intervention Periods (n = 282)	p Value
Age (yr), median (IQR)	82 (74–89)	84 (76–89)	0.12
Women, No. (%)	173 (53.9)	159 (56.4)	0.54
eGFR (mL/min/1.73 m2), median (IQR) ∗	44 (34–52)	44 (34–52)	0.92
No. prescriptions per patient, median (IQR)	1 (1–2)	1 (1–2)	0.83

^∗ Data were missing for 72 patients (alerts with no GFR or result dating from more than 5 days).

eGFR = estimated glomerular filtration rate; IQR = interquartile range.