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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Jul 7.
Published in final edited form as: Drugs Aging. 2020 Feb;37(2):125–135. doi: 10.1007/s40266-019-00729-x

Table 1:

Patient Characteristics

Participant number Age (years) Sex Comorbid Conditions Prescription Medication Count
1 88 Female Hypertension, Hypothyroidism, Atrial fibrillation, GERD, Breast Cancer, Lymphoma, Anxiety/Depression Chronic back pain 13
2 86 Female Hypertension, Hyperlipidemia, Atrial fibrillation, GERD 10
3 82 Female Coronary artery disease, Atrial fibrillation, Hypertension, Hyperlipidemia, Hypothyroidism, Cataracts, Gout, MGUS 7
4 75 Male Diabetes mellitus, Hypertension, Peripheral vascular disease, Glaucoma, Chronic kidney disease, Osteoarthritis, Hyperlipidemia, Coronary artery disease, Atrial fibrillation 14
5 80 Male Atrial fibrillation, COPD, Hypertension, Coronary artery disease, BPH, GERD, Chronic back pain 12
6 56 Female Diabetes mellitus, Chronic kidney disease, Cerebrovascular disease, Hypertension, Hyperlipidemia, Obstructive sleep apnea 11
7 86 Female Diabetes, Hyperlipidemia, Hypertension, Spinal stenosis, Cerebrovascular disease, Breast cancer 12
8 73 Female Multiple myeloma, End-stage renal disease, Coronary artery disease, Atrial fibrillation, Diabetes, Hyperlipidemia, Hypertension 18
9 67 Female Hypertension, End-stage renal disease, HIV, Hepatitis C, Coronary artery disease, Chronic back pain 15
10 81 Male Atrial fibrillation, Obstructive sleep apnea, COPD, Chronic kidney disease, Hypertension, Hyperlipidemia, Diabetes Mellitus 11

Abbreviations: GERD=Gastroesophageal reflux disease; MGUS=Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance; COPD=Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; BPH=benign prostatic hyperplasia