Table 1. Characteristics of study patients (n=150).

Female †	89 (59.3)
Male	61 (40.7)
Age (years)**	78 (72–83)
Number of comorbidities*	4 (2–5)
Number of pre-admission medications*	5 (3–7)
Number of discharge medications*	5 (3–7)
Number of PPI prescriptions at discharge†	80 (54)
Pre-admission PPIs† ‡	66 (44)
New PPI prescriptions during hospitalization†	16 (20)
PPI prescribed†
Omeprazole	70 (87.5)
Esomeprazole	9 (11.2)
Lansoprazole	1 (1.2)
Concurrent medications†
Aspirin	32 (40)
Aspirin plus clopidogrel	4 (5)
Clopidogrel	3 (3.7)
Corticosteroids	3 (3.7)
Warfarin	3 (3.7)
Heparin	1 (1.2)

^* Summaries reported as median (interquartile range).

^** Summaries reported as median (interquartile range).

^† Summaries reported as frequency (proportion).

^‡ Two pre-admission PPI prescriptions were discontinued during admission.