Rate of adverse drug events (ADEs) and mean number of drug exposures in relation to population at risk
| Patients with verified ADEs | Total population | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | Total patients (n) | ADE rate (%) | Drug exposures (mean) | Total patients (n) | Drug exposures (mean) |
| *p<0.0001 compared with persons aged 60 years or less. | |||||
| 0–10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5729 | 2 |
| 11–20 | 17 | 0.8 | 22 | 2078 | 4 |
| 21–30 | 79 | 1.25 | 18 | 6300 | 5 |
| 31–40 | 98 | 1.96 | 25 | 4962 | 6 |
| 41–50 | 79 | 14 | 33 | 2986 | 9 |
| 51–60 | 87 | 2.7 | 39 | 3208 | 11 |
| 61–70 | 137 | 2.9 | 37 | 4789 | 13 |
| 71–80 | 162 | 3.6 | 43 | 4478 | 12 |
| 81–90 | 70 | 3.7 | 27 | 1904 | 11 |
| >90 | 6 | 3.7 | 22 | 219 | 9 |
| Total | 731 | 1.67 | 33 | 36653 | 13 |
| (60 | 354 | 1.4 | 23 | 25263 | 6 |
| >60 | 377 | 3.3* | 32 | 11390 | 12 |