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Table 3 The prevalence of potentially inappropriate prescribing as defined by the STOPP/START criteria in the LiLACS NZ cohort

From: Quality of prescribing predicts hospitalisation in octogenarians: life and living in advanced age: a cohort study in New Zealand (LiLACS NZ)

Demographics

Māori (n = 267)

Non-Māori (n = 404)

P Value

Mean number of medicines prescribed per patient (Range; ±SD)

4.63 (0–14; ±3.24)

4.92 (0–15; ±3.18)

0.288~

PIM STOPP n (%)

65 (24.34)

113 (27.97)

0.171^

PPO START n (%)

155 (58.1)

198 (49.0)

0.013^

PIM or PPO n (%)

175 (65.5)

251 (62.1)

0.207^

  1. Key: PIM Potentially inappropriate medicine; PPO Potential prescribing omission; ~ = Mann-Whitney U; ^= Chi Square