Table 4 Number of drug types, drug numbers, frequencies of adverse drug reactions, and use of Chinese traditional medicines and health care products
From: Polypharmacy in the oldest old (≥80 years of age) patients in China: a cross-sectional study
Index | Stratification | n | % |
|---|---|---|---|
Drug types | < 10 | 143 | 55.4 |
10–15 | 59 | 22.9 | |
> 15 | 56 | 21.7 | |
Number of drug types | ≤10 | 9 | 3.5 |
11–20 | 119 | 46.1 | |
21–30 | 81 | 31.4 | |
> 30 | 49 | 19.0 | |
Adverse drug reactions | Yes | 104 | 40.3 |
No | 95 | 36.8 | |
Uncertain | 59 | 22.9 | |
Use of Chinese traditional medicines | Yes | 156 | 60.5 |
No | 102 | 39.5 | |
Use of over-the-counter health care products | Yes | 167 | 64.7 |
No | 91 | 35.3 |