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Summary of patients' characteristics
| Characteristic | |
|---|---|
| TOTAL | 125 |
| Men | 71 (57%) |
| Mean age in years (± SD) | 67.46 SD=16.96 |
| Age range | 19-95 |
| Total no of different medical conditions | 35 |
| Range of medical conditions per patient | 1-7 |
| Total number of drugs | 697 |
| Mean no. of drugs per patient | 7.09 SD=2.74 |
| Median no. of drugs | 7 |
| Range of drugs | 1-13 |
| Medicines for chronic conditions | 105 |
| Medicines for acute conditions | 17 |
