Table 2 Baseline characteristics of the study sample
From: Fall risk-increasing drugs and falls: a cross-sectional study among elderly patients in primary care
Characteristic | Patient sample |
|---|---|
Patients, N | 369 |
Female, N (%) | 280 (76) |
Age (years), mean (SD) | 87.4 (5.7) |
Residency, N (%) | |
Nursing home | 279 (76) |
Community | 90 (24) |
Mean no. of drugs, N (SD) | 11.8 (4.5) |
No. of continuous drugs | 9.5 (3.9) |
No. of drugs as needed | 2.3 (1.8) |
Locomotion, N (%) | |
Ambulatory | 204 (72) |
Chair-bound | 76 (27) |
Bed-bound | 2 (1) |
Blood pressure (mmHg), mean (SD) | |
Systolic | 130 (19.5) |
Diastolic | 70 (11.5) |