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Table 2 Table of events by patient demographic and clinical covariates

From: Medication risk management and health equity in New Zealand general practice: a retrospective cross-sectional study

Variable

No Action

n = 820 (50.9 %)a

Action

n = 791 (49.1 %)a

Total

n = 1611 (100 %)b

Age in years

 1–49

166 (55.7)

132 (44.3)

298 (18.5)

 50–74

351 (47.4)

389 (52.6)

740 (45.9)

 75 or more

303 (52.9)

270 (47.1)

573 (35.6)

 Missing

0

0

0

Gender

 Male

274 (45.1)

333 (54.9)

607 (37.7)

 Female

546 (54.4)

458 (45.6)

1004 (62.3)

 Missing

0

0

0

Prioritised Ethnicity

 European

577 (50.8)

560 (49.3)

1137 (70.6)

 Māori

128 (53.1)

113 (46.9)

241 (15.0)

 Pasifika

40 (48.8)

42 (51.2)

82 (5.1)

 Asian

42 (41.6)

59 (58.4)

101 (6.3)

 Other

33 (66.0)

17 (34.0)

50 (3.1)

 Missing

0

0

0

Deprivation c

 1

103 (48.6)

109 (51.4)

212 (13.2)

 2

119 (52.2)

109 (47.8)

228 (14.2)

 3

159 (53.4)

139 (46.6)

298 (18.5)

 4

172 (49.7)

174 (50.3)

346 (21.5)

 5

167 (48.3)

179 (51.7)

346 (21.5)

 Missing

100 (55.3)

81 (44.8)

181 (11.3)

Long-term diagnoses

 1–5

376 (52.5)

340 (47.5)

716 (44.5)

 6–10

287 (49.9)

288 (50.1)

575 (35.7)

 11 or more

75 (42.6)

101 (57.4)

176 (10.9)

 Missing

82 (56.9)

62 (43.1)

144 (8.9)

Long-term medications

 1–5

281 (53.3)

246 (46.7)

527 (32.7)

 6–10

244 (47.0)

275 (53.0)

519 (32.2)

 11 or more

112 (42.4)

152 (57.6)

264 (16.4)

 Missing

183 (60.8)

118 (39.2)

301 (18.7)

  1. aAction Columns show number, row percentage
  2. bTotal Column shows number, column percentage for each section
  3. cDeprivation: 1 represents the least socioeconomically deprived, 5 the most deprived