Table 2.
Characteristics of the study population
| Medical Services (n=135) | Surgical Services (n=193) | Total (n=328) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | |
| Gender | ||||||
| Female | 55 | (40.8) | 64 | (33) | 119 | (36.3) |
| Male | 80 | (59.2) | 129 | (67) | 209 | (63.7) |
| Age groups | ||||||
| <65 years | 58 | (43) | 109 | (56.4) | 167 | (50.9) |
| ≥65 years | 77 | (57) | 84 | (43.6) | 161 | (49.1) |
| Type of admission** | ||||||
| Emergency | 95 | (70.4) | 13 | (6.7) | 146 | (44) |
| Scheduled | 40 | (29.6) | 181 | (93.3) | 182 | (56) |
| Comorbidities** | 54 | (40) | 29 | (25) | 83 | (25.3) |
| Polypharmacy* | 62 | (46) | 49 | (25.3) | 111 | (33.8) |
| Age* | 63.9 | (16.3) | 58.4 | (14.5) | 60.3 | (15.7) |
| Number of drugs* | 5.5 | (4.1) | 3.5 | (3.2) | 4.5 | (3.7) |
Statistically significant
**
p <0.001,
*
p <0.05