VARIABLES | TOTAL VARIABLES, N (%) | MEAN (SD) PRESCRIBED MEDICATIONS OR LABORATORY TEST REQUISITIONS | P VALUE*† |
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Prescribed medications | 192 (100.0) | 1.52 (0.90) | |
• Female patients (n = 73) | 107 (55.7) | 1.47 (0.82) | .414 |
• Male patients (n = 53) | 85 (44.3) | 1.60 (1.01) | |
• Adults‡ (n = 66) | 111 (57.8) | 1.68 (1.01) | .036 |
• Children (n = 60) | 81 (42.2) | 1.35 (0.73) | |
Laboratory test requisitions | 269 (100.0) | 8.97 (7.25) | |
• Female patients (n = 16) | 138 (51.3) | 8.63 (7.23) | .789 |
• Male patients (n = 14) | 131 (48.7) | 9.36 (7.52) | |
• Adults‡ (n = 22) | 239 (88.9) | 10.86 (7.13) | .006 |
• Children (n = 8) | 30 (11.1) | 3.75 (4.77) |