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Table 3 Bivariate analysis for the relationship between PIP and covariates*

From: Potentially inappropriate prescribing for people with dementia in ambulatory care: a cross-sectional observational study

 

PIP

NO PIP

P value

N

%

N

%

Polypharmacy

     

 No

5

10

45

90

< 0.001

 Yes

168

70.9

69

29.1

 

Sex

     

 Male

76

60.3

50

39.7

0.544

 Female

97

60.2

64

39.8

 

Age group (years)

     

 65–74

54

61.4

34

38.6

0.21

 75–84

84

65.1

45

34.9

 

 85–94

31

50.8

30

49.2

 

 ≥ 95

4

44.4

5

55.6

 
  1. *% presented in this table are row percentage
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