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Table 5 2000 Cohort/Merged OA/RA medications and hospital morbidity data

From: Using clinical trial data and linked administrative health data to reduce the risk of adverse events associated with the uptake of newly released drugs by older Australians: a model process

Total number of patients

61,139

% of total

Patients with OA/RA medications only

26,870

44%

Patients with OA/RA morbidities only

2,171

4%

Patients with OA/RA medications linked to OA/RA morbidities

3,150

5%

Patients with OA/RA medications linked to non-OA/RA morbidities

28,948

47%

  

100%