Clinical Pharmacist Intervention on Drug-Related Problems among Elderly Patients Admitted to Medical Wards of Northwest Ethiopia Comprehensive Specialized Hospitals: A Multicenter Prospective, Observational Study

Table 2

Social drug and clinical characteristics of elderly patients admitted to medical ward of UoGCSH, DTCSH, FHCSH, TGCSH, and DMCSH, Northwest, Ethiopia, 2021 ().

Variables	Categories	Frequency	Percentage
Social drug use	Alcohol	176	45.2
	Cigarette	19	4.9
	Khat	8	2.1
Renal function, GFR (ml/min/1.73 m^2)	<30	26	6.7
	30-60	123	31.6
	≥60; Median (IQR) 66.6	240; (51.6-85.2)	61.7
BMI (kg/m^2)	<18.5	20	5.1
	18.5-24.9	297	76.4
	≥25; Mean (SD)	72	18.5
LoH (days)	<7	166	42.7
	≥7	223	57.3
Number comorbidity mean (SD)
Number of drug	<5	139	35.7
	≥5	250	64.3

NB: GFR: glomerular filtration rate; SD: standard deviation filtration rate, BMI: body mass index, LOH: length of hospitalization.