Table 2

Number of medications per day and visits to a health caregiver per month recommended in guidelines for adults

Medications×per dayVisits per month
MedianQ1–Q3MinimumMaximumMedianQ1–Q3MinimumMaximum
1 condition (n=6)4(15)150.8(0.5–3.5)0.44.5
2 conditions (n=15)6(58)2104.6(1.4–4.8)0.85.5
3 conditions (n=20)10(811)6135.1(4.9–5.7)1.25.9
4 conditions (n=15)12(1114)9156.0(5.4–6.1)2.26.2
5 conditions (n=6)16(1416)13176.3(6.2–6.4)5.66.4
6 conditions (n=1)186.6
  • Q1–Q3, quartile 1–3.