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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of old people living at home and in a nursing home

From: Drug use differs by care level. A cross-sectional comparison between older people living at home or in a nursing home in Oslo, Norway

Demographic characteristics

H (n = 48,944)

NH (n = 2313)

Women, n (%)

29,326 (59.9)

1752 (76.0)

Age 70–79 years, n (%)

27,299 (55.8)

311 (13.4)

Age 80–89 years, n (%)

17,645 (36.0)

1023 (44.3)

Age 90+ years, n (%)

4000 (8.2)

979 (42.3)

  1. H (home population), NH (nursing home population). Gender information was missing for seven NH residents