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Baseline Monograph - White Women: Medications: Self-Reported

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Age In Three Categories
65-69 70-79 80+
ASPIRIN / ASPIRIN-CONTAINING MEDICINES NO 565 53.3% 788 55.1% 171 53.4%
YES 488 46.0% 627 43.8% 144 45.0%
UNKNOWN 7 .7% 15 1.0% 5 1.6%
ASPIRIN USE > 2 DAYS IN 2 WKS NO 736 69.4% 988 69.1% 219 68.4%
YES 324 30.6% 442 30.9% 101 31.6%
ANTIHISTAMINES (COLD PILLS, ALLERGY PILLS) NO 941 88.8% 1295 90.6% 297 92.8%
YES 112 10.6% 128 9.0% 17 5.3%
UNKNOWN 7 .7% 7 .5% 6 1.9%
SLEEPING PILLS NO 982 92.6% 1304 91.2% 277 86.6%
YES 71 6.7% 116 8.1% 38 11.9%
UNKNOWN 7 .7% 10 .7% 5 1.6%
LAXATIVES NO 926 87.4% 1203 84.1% 244 76.3%
YES 127 12.0% 217 15.2% 71 22.2%
UNKNOWN 7 .7% 10 .7% 5 1.6%
CALCIUM SUPPLEMENTS NO 738 69.6% 1005 70.3% 220 68.8%
YES 314 29.6% 414 29.0% 93 29.1%
UNKNOWN 8 .8% 11 .8% 7 2.2%
FLU SHOT IN THE LAST YEAR NO 613 57.8% 764 53.4% 154 48.1%
YES 438 41.3% 648 45.3% 158 49.4%
UNKNOWN 9 .8% 18 1.3% 8 2.5%
PREVENT PNEUMONIA SHOT (PNEUMOVAX) NO 779 73.5% 972 68.0% 210 65.6%
YES 250 23.6% 413 28.9% 97 30.3%
UNKNOWN 31 2.9% 45 3.1% 13 4.1%
PRESCRIBE NITROGLYCERIN IN THE LAST YEAR NO 947 89.3% 1252 87.6% 268 83.8%
YES 103 9.7% 166 11.6% 46 14.4%
UNKNOWN 10 .9% 12 .8% 6 1.9%
PREMARIN NO 896 84.5% 1290 90.2% 303 94.7%
YES 164 15.5% 140 9.8% 17 5.3%