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Table 1 Patients demographics

From: Knowledge, attitudes and beliefs toward polypharmacy among older people attending Family Medicine Clinic, Nairobi, Kenya

PATIENT

GENDER

AGE

OCCUPATION

RELIGION

RACE

MARITAL STATUS

NO.OF MEDICATIONS

LIST OF COMORBIDITIES

1

Female

74

Businesswoman

Christian

African

Married

5

1,5,6

2

Male

65

Civil servant

Christian

African

Married

5

1,2

3

Female

67

Businesswoman

Christian

African

Married

5

1

4

Female

64

Judge

Christian

African

Single

6

1,2

5

Male

69

Mechanic

Muslim

Indian

Divorced

5

1,2,9

6

Male

61

Civil engineer

Christian

African

Married

7

1,2,3

7

Male

73

Businessman

Christian

African

Married

5

1,2,3

8

Female

65

Nurse

Christian

African

Separated

5

1,2

9

Female

74

Farmer

Christian

African

Married

5

1,2,3

10

Female

67

Housewife

Muslim

African

Married

5

1,2

11

Female

67

Administrator

Christian

African

Single

5

1,8

12

Female

62

Lawyer

Christian

African

Widow

5

1,2,3,4,7

  1. Key:
  2. 1- Hypertension
  3. 2- Diabetes
  4. 3- Dyslipidaemia
  5. 4- Osteoarthritis
  6. 5- Asthma
  7. 6- Low back pain
  8. 7- Gastritis
  9. 8- Epilepsy
  10. 9- Coronary artery disease