Medication Consumption Patterns and Polypharmacy among Community-Dwelling Elderly in Lomé (Togo) in 2017
Table 3
Polypharmacy among community-dwelling elderly in Lomé, Togo in 2017.
Polypharmacy 1
Polypharmacy 2
n/N
%
p
n/N
%
p
Overall prevalence
63/369
17.1
84/368
22.8
Sex
0.210
0.049
Male
24/167
14.4
30/166
18.1
Female
39/202
19.3
54/202
26.7
Age
0.434
0.906
≤65 years
23/151
15.2
34/151
22.5
>65 years
40/218
18.3
50/217
23.0
Marital status
0.477
0.895
Married/Living with a partner
39/213
18.3
48/212
22.6
Living alone
24/155
15.4
36/155
23.2
Educational level
0.05
0.325
None
10/99
10.1
17/99
17.2
Primary school
18/107
16.8
25/107
23.4
Secondary school
25/100
25.0
28/99
28.3
University
10/60
16.7
14/60
23.3
Monthly revenue
0.188
0.654
<150€
39/257
15.2
55/256
21.5
(150–450)
15/77
19.5
16/77
20.8
>450€
6/20
30.0
6/20
30.0
Medical conditions
Hypertension
43/187
23.0
0.002
50/186
26.9
0.061
Other CVD
21/50
42.0
<0.001
26/50
52.0
<0.001
Diabetes
19/67
28.4
0.007
22/66
33.3
0.025
Osteoarthritis
49/218
22.5
0.001
61/217
28.1
0.004
Visual impairment
19/46
41.3
<0.001
21/46
45.7
<0.001
Dyslipidemia
17/42
40.5
<0.001
19/42
45.2
<0.001
Multimorbidity
58/213
27.2
<0.001
70/212
33.0
<0.001
Polypharmacy 1: number of medications ≥5, not including medicinal plants and other dietary supplements. Polypharmacy 2: number of medications ≥5, including medicinal plants and other dietary supplements. CVD = cardiovascular disease.
