Table 1.
Sample characteristics for those patients with a single condition and one medication, and for the total population.
| Patients with One Condition (N=15334) n (%) |
Total Patients (N=31636) n (%) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Female | 9319 (60.8) | 18955 (59.9) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||
| White | 12673(82.7) | 26321 (83.2) |
| Black | 867 (5.7) | 1895 (6.0) |
| Asian | 421 (2.8) | 886 (2.8) |
| Hispanic | 252 (1.6) | 484 (1.5) |
| American Indian | 89 (0.6) | 230 (0.7) |
| Other | 104 (0.7) | 230 (0.7) |
| No answer | 928 (6.1) | 1590 (5.0) |
| Age (years) | ||
| 18–29 | 823 (5.4) | 994 (3.1) |
| 30–39 | 1370 (8.9) | 1765 (5.6) |
| 40–49 | 2457 (16.0) | 3814 (12.1) |
| 50–59 | 3998 (26.1) | 7370 (23.3) |
| 60–69 | 3172 (20.7) | 7071 (22.4) |
| 70–79 | 1858 (12.1) | 5541 (17.5) |
| 80–89 | 1412 (9.2) | 4385 (13.9) |
| 90+ | 244 (1.6) | 696 (2.2) |
| Charlson Comorbid Condition Count | ||
| 0 | 11869 (77.4) | 20570 (65.0) |
| 1 | 2337 (15.2) | 7023 (22.2) |
| 2 | 823 (5.4) | 2722 (8.6) |
| 3+ | 305 (2.0) | 1321 (4.2) |
| Condition (sum >100%) | ||
| Hypertension | 5505 (35.9) | 18289 (57.8) |
| Depression | 4349 (28.4) | 8067 (25.5) |
| Hyperlipidemia | 2744 (17.9) | 9986 (31.6) |
| Asthma/COPD | 1012 (6.6) | 2672 (8.4) |
| Diabetes | 842 (5.5) | 4361 (14.6) |
| Osteoporosis | 551 (3.6) | 1756 (5.6) |
| Cancer | 250 (1.6) | 1106 (3.5) |
| Multiple Sclerosis | 81 (0.5) | 117 (0.4) |
| Number of conditions | ||
| 1 | 15334 (100.0) | 20390 (64.5) |
| 2 | 0 | 8075 (25.5) |
| 3 | 0 | 2658 (8.4) |
| 4 | 0 | 463 (1.5) |
| 5 | 0 | 42 (0.1) |
| 6 | 0 | 8 (0.03) |
| Number of drugs | ||
| 1 | 15334 (100.0) | 15429 (48.8) |
| 2 | 0 | 7946 (25.1) |
| 3 | 0 | 4249 (13.4) |
| 4 | 0 | 2228 (7.0) |
| 5+ | 0 | 1784 (5.6) |
COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease