Table 2.
Characteristics of the patients*.
| Prescriptions | Women (N = 458) | Men (N = 443) | Total (N = 901) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (mean, SD) | 64.15 (16.22) | 61.01 (15.21) | 62.60 (15.80) |
| Diagnosis records (ICD-10) | 404 (88.21%) | 406 (91.24%) | 808 (89.68%) |
| Diabetes mellitus type 2 (E10–E14) | 151 (32.97%) | 212 (47.86%) | 363 (40.29%) |
| Dyslipidemia (E70–E90) | 220 (48.03%) | 197 (44.47%) | 417 (46.28%) |
| Hypertensive diseases (I10–I15) | 275 (60.04%) | 262 (59.14%) | 537 (59.60%) |
| Ischemic heart diseases (I20–I25) | 30 (6.55%) | 58 (13.09%) | 88 (9.77%) |
| Other heart diseases (I30–I52) | 29 (6.33%) | 33 (7.45%) | 62 (6.88%) |
| Cerebrovascular diseases (I60–I69) | 68 (14.85%) | 46 (10.38%) | 114 (12.65%) |
| Arterial diseases (I79–I79) | 15 (3.28%) | 29 (6.55%) | 44 (4.88%) |
| Glomerular diseases (N00–N08) | 4 (0.87%) | 3 (0.68%) | 7 (0.78%) |
| Acute and chronic kidney failure (N17–N19) | 52 (11.35%) | 58 (13.09%) | 110 (12.21%) |
| No diagnosis recordsa | 54 (11.79%) | 39 (8.80%) | 93 (10.32%) |
SD, standard deviation; ICD, International classification of diseases (49).
*Patients characteristics are described using prescription level as a unit of analysis.
aAbsence of intervention-related diagnosis records in the electronic health records.