Table 3.
Age | Number of chronic medications | Medication adherence | Number of readmission | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Males N = 50 | ||||
Mean ± SD | 76.9 ± 12.27 | 6.66 ± 2.43 | 69.20 ± 26.83 | 0.88 ± 1.02 |
Minimum | 36 | 3 | 6.25 | 0 |
Maximum | 90 | 17 | 100 | 3 |
Females N = 24 | ||||
Mean ± SD | 72.6 ± 10.49 | 7 ± 2.02 | 69.54 ± 20.66 | 0.71 ± 1.23 |
Minimum | 52 | 4 | 24.98 | 0 |
Maximum | 92 | 11 | 105.1 | 5 |
1 For the statistical analysis (Chi-squared test) using SPSS 14.0 software was performed
2 The statistical significance level that was used was bilateral 5%