Table 1. Basic characteristics of the study population according to APDa user status.
APDa non-user n = 1322076 | APDa user n = 24633 | |
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Age, mean (SD) | 76.2 (7.9) | 77.7 (7.4) |
Women, n (%) | 760816 (57.5) | 13743 (55.8) |
Institution, n (%) | 82345 (6.2) | 3967 (16.1) |
Number of drugs, n mean, (SD) | 4.5 (3.4) | 7.2 (4.0) |
a APD = anti-parkinson drugs