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Table 2 Comparison of basic characteristics and the ability to detect PIMs between the Beers criteria vs. Hong Kong-specific criteria

From: Comparison of adaptive versions of the Hong Kong-specific criteria and 2015 Beers criteria for assessing potentially inappropriate medication use in Hong Kong older patients

Characteristics

Beers criteria

Hong Kong-specific criteria

Year

2015

2019

Country

USA

Hong Kong, China

No. of PIMs independent of diagnoses

113

76

No. (%) of adaptive PIMs independent of diagnoses

26 (23.0%)

34 (44.7%)

No. of PIMs considering specific conditions

50

87

No. (%) of adaptive PIMs considering specific conditions

44 (88.0%)

66 (75.9%)

No. (%) of patients exposed to adaptive PIMs independent of diagnoses

228,966 (46.8%)

235,397 (48.1%)

No. (%) of patients exposed to adaptive PIMs considering specific medical conditions

24,144 (4.9%)

35,568 (7.3%)

Total no. (%) of patients exposed to at least one PIM

232,445 (47.5%)

241,982 (49.5%)