Table 1.
Characteristics of study subjects in terms of preceding metoclopramide prescriptions.
| Cases N = 1824 |
Controls N = 5472 |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | Male | 960 (52.63) | 2880 (52.63) |
| Female | 86 (47.37) | 2592 (47.37) | |
| Age (Years) | 65–74 | 694 (38.05) | 2082 (38.05) |
| 75–84 | 918 (50.33) | 2754 (50.33) | |
| ≥85 | 212 (11.62) | 636 (11.62) | |
| Exposure to Metoclopramide | No | 1645 (90.19) | 5280 (96.49) |
| Yes | 179 (9.81) | 192 (3.51) | |
| Duration of Metoclopramide prescription | None | 1645 (90.19) | 5280 (96.49) |
| 1–19 days | 157 (8.61) | 175 (3.2) | |
| ≥20 days | 22 (1.21) | 17 (0.31) | |
Data are expressed as N (%).