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. 2018 Apr 10;13:623–632. doi: 10.2147/CIA.S158501

Table 4.

Number of OTC drugs taken regularly as well as intake of vitamins and nutritional supplements by the respondents

Feature UHS/UPP
UTA
p-value Females
Males
p-value ≤70 years
≥71 years
p-value
n % n % n % n % n % n %
Number of drugs 0.442 0.129 0.891
 0 6 7.06 7 8.24 10 7.46 3 8.33 10 6.85 3 12.50
 1 36 42.35 37 43.53 54 40.30 19 52.78 64 43.84 9 37.50
 2 23 27.06 27 31.76 40 29.85 10 27.78 43 29.45 7 29.17
 3 8 9.41 8 9.41 14 10.45 2 5.56 14 9.59 2 8.33
 4 5 5.88 2 2.35 7 5.22 0 0.00 6 4.11 1 4.17
 5 4 4.71 3 3.53 5 3.73 2 5.56 5 3.42 2 8.33
 6 0 0.00 1 1.18 1 0.75 0 0.00 1 0.68 0 0.00
 7 1 1.18 0 0.00 1 0.75 0 0.00 1 0.68 0 0.00
 10 and more 2 2.35 0 0.00 2 1.49 0 0.00 2 1.37 0 0.00
Intake of vitamins and supplements 0.616 0.935 0.068
 Yes 61 71.76 58 68.24 94 70.15 25 69.44 106 72.60 13 54.17
 No 24 28.24 27 31.76 40 29.85 11 30.56 40 27.40 11 45.83
Total 85 100.00 85 100.00 134 100.00 36 100.00 146 100.00 24 100.00

Abbreviations: OTC, over-the-counter; UHS, University of a Healthy Senior; UPP, University of Psychogeriatric Prophylaxis; UTA, University of the Third Age.