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. 2019 May 15;4(2):36. doi: 10.3390/geriatrics4020036

Table 1.

Frequency of patients in each drug quantity taken per patient.

Drugs by Body System:
(% of All Patients)
Number of Patients Per Drug Quantity
0 Drugs 1 Drug 2 Drugs 3 Drugs 4 Drugs
Cardiovascular System Drug(s)
(83.88%)
485 patients 491 patients 742 patients 549 patients 742 patients
Endocrine System Drug(s)
(60.91%)
1176 patients 845 patients 615 patients 260 patients 113 patients
Gastro-intestinal System Drug(s)
(42.83%)
1720 patients 1073 patients 189 patients 24 patients 3 patients
Genito-urinary System Drug(s)
(37.02%)
1895 patients 725 patients 247 patients 123 patients 19 patients
Musculoskeletal System Drug(s)
(33.06%)
2014 patients 774 patients 178 patients 39 patients 4 patients
Nervous System Drug(s)
(20.80%) patients
2383 patients 493 patients 111 patients 20 patients 2 patients
Respiratory System Drug(s)
(11.69%)
2657 patients 213 patients 72 patients 63 patients 4 patients