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Table. 5.

Table. 5. Table 5

Analysis of UEM* according to gender, age, family type, and insurance type

Variables			n	Mean±SD	P-value
Gender	Number of ETC**	Male	55	15.50±5.41	0.069
	Number of ETC**	Female	86	18.11±11.57	0.069
	Number of OTC***	Male	55	1.34±2.02	0.423
	Number of OTC***	Female	86	1.61±1.82	0.423
	Number of health functional foods	Male	55	1.45±1.45	0.638
	Number of health functional foods	Female	86	1.87±2.15	0.638
	Number of therapeutic classes for prescription UEM	Male	54	5.94±6.32	0.012
	Number of therapeutic classes for prescription UEM	Female	81	9.98±9.87	0.012
	Total UEM in prescription medicines	Male	53	139.85±381.76	0.140
	Total UEM in prescription medicines	Female	81	121.36±143.11	0.140
Age	Number of ETC	<65	13	17.53±4.03	0.522
		65~74	44	16.22±5.46
		≥75	84	17.48±11.86
	Number of OTC	<65	13	1.84±2.26	0.768
		65~74	44	1.31±1.58
		≥75	84	1.56±2.00
	Number of health functional foods	<65	13	2.30±2.46	0.007
		65~74	44	2.29±2.14
		≥75	84	1.31±1.59
	Number of therapeutic classes for UEM in prescription medicines	<65	13	9.69±11.29	0.924
		65~74	40	8.95±9.86
		≥75	81	7.87±7.86
	Total UEM in prescription medicines	<65	0	126.04±95.97	0.321
		65~74	2	158.33±428.81
		≥75	7	114.46±153.9
Type of family member	Number of ETC	Alone	78	18.02±12.04	0.297
		Couple	51	15.53±5.56
		With offspring	6	16.16±4.62
		With caregiver	5	18.00±4.74
		With caregiver	1	26.00
	Number of OTC	Alone	78	1.42±1.63	0.439
		Couple	51	1.64±2.31
		With offspring	6	1.83±1.83
		With caregiver	5	0.60±0.89
		With caregiver	1	4.00
	Number of health functional foods	Alone	78	1.65±2.06	0.346
		Couple	51	1.66±1.64
		With offspring	6	2.66±2.42
		With caregiver	5	1.20±1.09
		With caregiver	1	5.00
	Number of therapeutic classes for prescription UEM	Alone	76	7.26±7.34	0.724
		Couple	47	9.96±10.85
		With offspring	6	8.17±6.43
		With caregiver	5	10.60±10.90
		With caregiver	1	7.00
	Total UEM in prescription medicines	Alone	76	99.71±116.71	0.856
		Couple	47	170.61±410.00
		With offspring	6	142.67±215.81
		With caregiver	5	137.40±159.59
		With caregiver	1	203.00
Type of health insurance coverage	Number of ETC	Medical insurance group	129	17.07±10.04	0.415
	Number of ETC	The secondary poor group	12	17.42±4.99	0.415
	Number of OTC	Medical insurance group	129	1.52±1.92	0.920
	Number of OTC	The secondary poor group	12	1.41±1.78	0.920
	Number of health functional foods	Medical insurance group	129	1.73±1.98	0.810
	Number of health functional foods	The secondary poor group	12	1.41±1.78	0.810
	Number of therapeutic classes for prescription UEM	Medical insurance group	123	8.27±8.83	0.573
	Number of therapeutic classes for prescription UEM	The secondary poor group	12	9.33±8.80	0.573
	Total UEM in prescription medicines	Medical insurance group	122	128.92±273.58	0.242
	Total UEM in prescription medicines	The secondary poor group	12	126.21±124.82	0.242

*UEM=unused and expired medications

**ETC=ethical the count

***OTC=over the counter

Yakhak Hoeji 2021;65:413-23 https://doi.org/10.17480/psk.2021.65.6.413