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. 2014 Jun 20;34(8):826–835. doi: 10.1002/phar.1452

Table 4.

MRCI Score and Patient Metrics (N=800)

Site-Cohort Mean (standard deviation)
MRCI Score Medication Count Charlson Comorbidity Index Chronic Disease Score Number of Comorbidities Age Female Gender (%)
CU, geriatric depression 25.4 (11.7) 12.1 (4.9) 1.98 (1.57) 1.81 (1.88) 24.1 (9.8) 81.3 (6.1) 79
SD, geriatric depression 17.6 (10.0) 7.1 (3.7) 0.94 (1.16) 2.33 (2.90) 9.2 (6.4) 74.3 (7.4) 76
CU, diabetes 23.0 (11.6) 10.4 (5.0) 2.15 (1.13) 4.85 (2.68) 23.4 (13.1) 59.6 (13.5) 51
SD, diabetes 20.6 (11.8) 7.8 (4.3) 1.36 (1.09) 5.75 (3.54) 7.0 (4.6) 60.5 (13.6) 55
CU, HIV infection 21.8 (12.5) 10.8 (5.9) 1.84 (1.00) 1.75 (1.94) 15.7 (8.6) 49.1 (8.9) 18
SD, HIV infection 21.2 (12.7) 8.5 (5.0) 1.65 (0.88) 1.62 (2.10) 15.7 (8.9) 48.0 (10.1) 16
CU, hypertension 17.8 (9.1) 8.3 (3.8) 1.19 (1.24) 1.82 (2.20) 21.2 (12.2) 64.3 (11.7) 46
SD, hypertension 13.2 (9.6) 5.3 (3.6) 0.57 (0.88) 1.95 (2.86) 6.1 (4.4) 64.3 (14.4) 51
All cohorts 20.1 (11.7) 8.8 (5.0) 1.46 (1.24) 2.74 (2.97) 15.3 (11.3) 62.7 (15.3) 49

MRCI = Medication Regimen Complexity Index; CU = University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus; SD = University of California, San Diego; DM = diabetes, HTN = hypertension; HIV = human immunodeficiency virus; GD = geriatric depression.