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Table 5 Number (%) of people taking prescribed medications according to the age group and number of medications per person (N = 271)

From: Medication use by middle-aged and older participants of an exercise study: results from the Brain in Motion study

Number of prescribed medications

Age group

≤65 (N = 127) % (number)

>65(N = 144) % (number)

P-value*

0

30.7 (39)

19.4 (28)

0.019

1

22.8 (29)

22.2 (32)

 

2

20.5 (26)

20.8 (30)

 

3

14.2 (18)

13.2 (19)

 

4

7.9 (10)

8.3 (12)

 

5 or more

3.9 (5)

16.0 (23)

 
  1. *Fisher’s exact test