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Table 2 Medication and supplement use in the last year of life

From: Use of preventive medication and supplements in general practice in patients in their last year of life: a Retrospective cohort study

Medication/supplement

Used, n (% of patient total)

Stopped, n (% of the patients that used medication)

Median time between stop and death in days [IQR]

Started in last year of life, n (% of patient total)

Median time between start and death in days [IQR]

Cholesterol-lowering medication

230 (35%)

110 (48%)

65 [23–167]

25 (4%)

200 [80 – 313]

Calcium supplements

159 (24%)

97 (61%)

60 [10–189]

48 (7%)

158 [62 – 283]

Vitamins

243 (36%)

136 (56%)

110 [40–201]

64 (10%)

173 [70 -274]

Bisphosphonates

60 (9%)

42 (70%)

119 [23 – 250]

12 (2%)

245 [153 – 328]

  1. Patient total is 666