Table 1.
Comparison of sociodemographic characteristics between patients belonging to polypharmacy and nonpolypharmacy group.
| Sociodemographic characteristics | Polypharmacy group n = 166 (53.5%) |
Nonpolypharmacy group n = 144 (46.5%) |
Statistical significance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | |||
| Males | 76 (45.8%) | 76 (52.8%) | NS |
| Females | 90 (54.2%) | 68 (47.2%) | |
| Age (95% CI) (years) | 80.64 (79.39–81.88) | 79.77 (78.48–81.00) | NS |
| Age group | |||
| 65–80 (years) | 61 (36.7%) | 69 (47.9%) |
p = 0.050 (χ2 = 3.951) |
| 81–99 (years) | 105 (63.3%) | 75 (52.1%) | |
| Marital status | |||
| Married | 79 (47.6%) | 72 (50.0%) | NS |
| Unmarried | 3 (1.8%) | 4 (2.8%) | |
| Divorced | 3 (1.8%) | 5 (3.5%) | |
| Widowed | 81 (48.8%) | 63 (43.8%) | |
| Educational status | |||
| Primary | 125 (75.3%) | 108 (75.5%) | NS |
| Secondary | 31 (18.7%) | 23 (16.1%) | |
| Technological Education Institution | 3 (1.8%) | 4 (2.8%) | |
| University | 7 (4.2%) | 8 (5.6%) | |
| Missing | 0 | 1 | |
| Living alone | |||
| Yes | 21 (12.7%) | 34 (23.6%) |
p = 0.017 (χ2 = 6.347) |
| No | 145 (87.3%) | 110 (76.4%) | |
| Katz index (95% CI) | 4.05 (3.68–4.40) | 4.17 (3.72–4.51) | NS |
NS: nonsignificant; CI: confidence interval.