Table 1.
Patient characteristics | Frequency (%) |
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Gender | |
Male | 1291 (55.1) |
Female | 1051 (44.9) |
Age (years) | |
⩽14 | 17 (0.7) |
15–30 | 62 (2.6) |
31–45 | 200 (8.5) |
46–59 | 945 (40.4) |
⩾60 | 1118 (47.7) |
Median (years) | 62 |
Range (years) | 12–100 |
Hospital stay (days) | |
⩽3 | 497 (21.2) |
4–6 | 1030 (44) |
⩾7 | 815 (34.8) |
Median (days) | 6 |
Range (days) | 1–20 |
Number of prescribed medications | |
⩽4 | 44 (1.9) |
5–6 | 682 (29.1) |
⩾7 | 1616 (69) |
Median (drugs) | 8 |
Range (drugs) | 1–18 |
Main diagnosis | |
Myocardial Infarction (MI) | 770 (32.9) |
Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) | 531 (22.7) |
Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) | 427 (18.2) |
Others∗ | 614 (26.2) |