Table 1.
Case Description and Ranks by MRCI Score and Medication Count
| Casesa | Gender | Age | Number of Comorbidities | Patient-Level MRCI Score | Total Medication Count | MRCI Rankb | Medication Count Rankb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single-disease cohort (DM) | |||||||
| A | F | 53 | 17 | 25.5 | 13 | 6 | 9 |
| B | M | 65 | 34 | 9.5 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| C | M | 48 | 21 | 27.5 | 5 | 7 | 2 |
| D | M | 57 | 29 | 33 | 12 | 9 | 8 |
| E | M | 40 | 43 | 29 | 11 | 8 | 7 |
| F | F | 45 | 17 | 20.5 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| G | M | 59 | 12 | 22.5 | 8 | 5 | 5 |
| H | M | 71 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 6 |
| I | M | 56 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 4 |
| Multiple-disease cohort (DM, HTN, HIV infection, GD) | |||||||
| A (HTN) | F | 48 | 20 | 19.5 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| B (GD) | F | 79 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| C (HIV infection) | M | 51 | 7 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 8 |
| D (DM) | M | 40 | 43 | 29 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
| E (DM) | M | 56 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 4 |
| F (HTN) | M | 51 | 10 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 6 |
| G (GD) | F | 82 | 13 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 |
| H (DM) | M | 48 | 21 | 27.5 | 5 | 8 | 3 |
| I (HIV infection) | M | 58 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 7 |
MRCI = Medication Regimen Complexity Index; DM = diabetes, HTN = hypertension; HIV = human immunodeficiency virus; GD = geriatric depression.
a
Cases randomly selected from 400 ambulatory clinic patients from University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus.
b
Rank: 1 = lowest complexity.