Table 3 Association between social demographics, comorbidities, and PIMs (n, %) among older adult patients attending primary care centers
|  | PIM present TN = 305, (n, %) | No PIM TN = 290, (n, %) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Male | 119 (43.9) | 152(56.1) | 0.001 |
Female | 186 (57.4) | 138(42.6) | ||
Age | 71.78 ± 6.12 | 71.69 ± 6.32 | 0.859 | |
Nationality | Bahraini | 294 (51.3) | 279(48.7) | 0.904 |
Non-Bahraini | 11 (50) | 11(50) | ||
Marital Status | Single | 12 (54.5) | 10(45.5) | 0.739 |
Married | 210 (49.9) | 211(50.1) | ||
Divorced | 17 (51.5) | 16(48.5) | ||
Widowed | 66 (55.5) | 53(44.5) | ||
Comorbidities | Diabetes Mellitus | 196 (60.5) | 128(39.5) | < 0.001 |
Essential hypertension | 236 (59) | 164(41) | < 0.001 | |
Hyperlipidaemia | 219 (60.7) | 142(39.3) | < 0.001 | |
Cardiovascular diseases | 42 (70) | 18(30) | 0.002 | |
Asthma | 29 (65.9) | 15(34.1) | 0.043 | |
Psychiatric disorders | 18 (75) | 6(25) | 0.018 | |
Hypothyroidism | 51 (67.1) | 25(32.9) | 0.003 | |
Polypharmacy status | Polypharmacy | 214 (72.3) | 82(27.7) | < 0.001 |
No Polypharmacy | 91 (30.4) | 208(69.6) | ||
Number of medications | 6.24 ± 2.98 | 3.12 ± 2.67 | < 0.001 | |