n | People in receipt of a prescription, % (95% CI) | |||
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Contraindicated drugs | PHR drugs | DI drugs | ||
Sex | ||||
Female | 17 768 | 4.4 (3.0 to 5.8) | 5.7 (4.3 to 7.1) | 14.3 (13.0 to 15.5) |
Male | 10 721 | 4.2 (2.4 to 6.0) | 4.6 (2.8 to 6.4) | 22.1 (20.7 to 23.6) |
Age, years | ||||
18–24 | 21 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
25–34 | 152 | 3.3 (0.0 to 18.7) | 12.5 (0.0 to 26.5) | 7.2 (0.0 to 22.0) |
35–44 | 369 | 2.4 (0.0 to 12.4) | 8.4 (0.0 to 17.8) | 11.9 (5.8 to 18.1) |
45–54 | 1367 | 2.8 (0.0 to 8.0) | 9.4 (4.6 to 14.2) | 15.4 (10.9 to 19.9) |
55–64 | 3285 | 2.5 (0.0 to 5.9) | 9.8 (6.8 to 12.4) | 17.3 (14.4 to 20.1) |
65–74 | 7509 | 3.6 (1.4 to 5.8) | 7.0 (4.9 to 9.1) | 20.3 (18.6 to 22.2) |
75–84 | 9478 | 4.4 (2.5 to 6.3) | 3.8 (1.9 to 5.7) | 19.3 (17.7 to 20.9) |
≥85 | 6308 | 6.4 (4.1 to 8.7) | 1.9 (0.0 to 4.4) | 11.4 (9.2 to 13.6) |
Socioeconomic status by SIMD quintilea | ||||
1 (least deprived) | 4981 | 4.6 (1.9 to 7.2) | 5.4 (2.8 to 8.1) | 18.9 (16.7 to 21.1) |
2 | 6288 | 4.3 (1.9 to 6.7) | 5.1 (2.8 to 7.4) | 18.3 (16.3 to 20.3) |
3 | 6025 | 4.5 (2.1 to 6.9) | 5.9 (3.5 to 8.3) | 17.1 (15.0 to 19.2) |
4 | 5453 | 4.8 (2.3 to 7.3) | 4.9 (2.4 to 7.4) | 16.3 (14.1 to 18.6) |
5 (most deprived) | 4995 | 3.2 (0.5 to 5.8) | 5.0 (2.4 to 7.7) | 15.7 (13.4 to 10.1) |
↵a Missing data, n = 747. CI = confidence interval. DI = dose known to be inappropriate. PHR = potentially high risk. SIMD = Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation.