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Age In Three Categories | ||||||
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65-69 | 70-79 | 80+ | |||||
NUMBER OF MEDICATIONS | NONE | 260 | 24.5% | 293 | 20.5% | 58 | 18.1% |
ONE | 209 | 19.7% | 277 | 19.4% | 57 | 17.8% | |
TWO | 202 | 19.1% | 269 | 18.8% | 67 | 20.9% | |
THREE | 157 | 14.8% | 226 | 15.8% | 40 | 12.5% | |
FOUR | 99 | 9.3% | 131 | 9.2% | 35 | 10.9% | |
FIVE | 56 | 5.3% | 102 | 7.1% | 24 | 7.5% | |
SIX TO NINE | 70 | 6.6% | 119 | 8.3% | 34 | 10.6% | |
TEN OR MORE | 7 | .7% | 13 | .9% | 5 | 1.6% | |
ANY CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKER | NO | 965 | 91.0% | 1266 | 88.5% | 281 | 87.8% |
YES | 95 | 9.0% | 164 | 11.5% | 39 | 12.2% | |
DIGITALIS | NO | 1007 | 95.0% | 1304 | 91.2% | 283 | 88.4% |
YES | 53 | 5.0% | 126 | 8.8% | 37 | 11.6% | |
NITRATES | NO | 993 | 93.7% | 1326 | 92.7% | 285 | 89.1% |
YES | 67 | 6.3% | 104 | 7.3% | 35 | 10.9% | |
CLASS 1A ANTI-ARRHYTHMICS | NO | 1053 | 99.3% | 1398 | 97.8% | 311 | 97.2% |
YES | 7 | .7% | 32 | 2.2% | 9 | 2.8% | |
ANY LIPID LOWERING MEDICATION | NO | 980 | 92.5% | 1353 | 94.6% | 313 | 97.8% |
YES | 80 | 7.5% | 77 | 5.4% | 7 | 2.2% | |
ORAL HYPOGLYCEMICS | NO | 1021 | 96.3% | 1364 | 95.4% | 308 | 96.3% |
YES | 39 | 3.7% | 66 | 4.6% | 12 | 3.8% | |
INSULIN | NO | 1047 | 98.8% | 1406 | 98.3% | 315 | 98.4% |
YES | 13 | 1.2% | 24 | 1.7% | 5 | 1.6% | |
ESTROGENS | NO | 878 | 82.8% | 1274 | 89.1% | 300 | 93.8% |
YES | 182 | 17.2% | 156 | 10.9% | 20 | 6.3% | |
PHOSPHODIESTERASE INHIBITORS | NO | 1032 | 97.4% | 1375 | 96.2% | 314 | 98.1% |
YES | 28 | 2.6% | 55 | 3.8% | 6 | 1.9% | |
SYMPATHOMIMETIC (ADRENERGIC) AGENTS | NO | 1040 | 98.1% | 1411 | 98.7% | 314 | 98.1% |
YES | 20 | 1.9% | 19 | 1.3% | 6 | 1.9% | |
TRI- (& TETRA-) CYCLIC ANTI-DEPRESSANTS | NO | 1016 | 95.8% | 1378 | 96.4% | 313 | 97.8% |
YES | 44 | 4.2% | 52 | 3.6% | 7 | 2.2% | |
NON-TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANTS | NO | 1046 | 98.7% | 1417 | 99.1% | 319 | 99.7% |
YES | 14 | 1.3% | 13 | .9% | 1 | .3% | |
COMB. DRUGS: TRICYCLICS & ANTI-PSYCHOT. | NO | 1053 | 99.3% | 1419 | 99.2% | 319 | 99.7% |
YES | 7 | .7% | 11 | .8% | 1 | .3% | |
ANTI-PSYCHOTICS | NO | 1054 | 99.4% | 1420 | 99.3% | 319 | 99.7% |
YES | 6 | .6% | 10 | .7% | 1 | .3% | |
ASPIRIN (ANTI-INFLAM AGENTS) | NO | 1037 | 97.8% | 1377 | 96.3% | 312 | 97.5% |
YES | 23 | 2.2% | 53 | 3.7% | 8 | 2.5% | |
NON-STEROIDAL ANTI-INFLAM (NO ASPIRIN) | NO | 923 | 87.1% | 1225 | 85.7% | 268 | 83.8% |
YES | 137 | 12.9% | 205 | 14.3% | 52 | 16.3% | |
BENZODIAZEPINES | NO | 922 | 87.0% | 1260 | 88.1% | 276 | 86.3% |
YES | 138 | 13.0% | 170 | 11.9% | 44 | 13.8% | |
ANY ACE INHIBITOR | NO | 996 | 94.0% | 1345 | 94.1% | 301 | 94.1% |
YES | 64 | 6.0% | 85 | 5.9% | 19 | 5.9% | |
ANY DIURETIC | NO | 793 | 74.8% | 966 | 67.6% | 197 | 61.6% |
YES | 267 | 25.2% | 464 | 32.4% | 123 | 38.4% | |
ANY HYPERTENSION MED | NO | 628 | 59.2% | 760 | 53.1% | 148 | 46.3% |
YES | 432 | 40.8% | 670 | 46.9% | 172 | 53.8% | |
ANY BETA BLOCKER | NO | 916 | 86.4% | 1265 | 88.5% | 281 | 87.8% |
YES | 144 | 13.6% | 165 | 11.5% | 39 | 12.2% | |
ANY VASO DILATOR | NO | 987 | 93.1% | 1313 | 91.8% | 289 | 90.3% |
YES | 73 | 6.9% | 117 | 8.2% | 31 | 9.7% |