Table 2.

Baseline characteristics of the study population

Characteristics	Total population (N = 633)
Age, median (IQR)	81 (72/87)
Female (%)	396 (62.6)
BMI, median (IQR)	23.4 (20.4/26.4)
Living situation:
- independent (%)	145 (22.9)
- with family help (%)	208 (32.9)
- with home care (%)	214 (33.8)
- nursing home (%)	66 (10.4)
Charlson Comorbidity Index, median (IQR)	2 (1/4)
Number of concomitant drugs, median (IQR)	5 (3/8)
Patients with serious condition, number (%)	387 (61.1)
Patients with DRP, number (%)	77 (12.2)
Patients with DRP as serious condition, number (%)	64 (83.1)

IQR = Inter-Quartile Range.

BMI = Body Mass Index.

MDRD = Modification of Diet in Renal Disease, equation to predict glomerular filtration rate from serum creatinine [44].

DRP = drug-related problems, as defined in the PCNE-Classification V5.1.