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. 2015 Mar 20;24(2):220–225. doi: 10.1016/j.jsps.2015.03.009

Table 1.

General patient characteristics.

Patient characteristics Frequency (%)
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)