| | Age In Three Categories | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 65-69 | 70-79 | 80+ | |||||
| NUMBER OF MEDICATIONS | NONE | 211 | 32.5% | 285 | 24.7% | 80 | 22.9% |
| ONE | 125 | 19.3% | 231 | 20.1% | 61 | 17.4% | |
| TWO | 124 | 19.1% | 213 | 18.5% | 68 | 19.4% | |
| THREE | 70 | 10.8% | 164 | 14.2% | 48 | 13.7% | |
| FOUR | 50 | 7.7% | 105 | 9.1% | 38 | 10.9% | |
| FIVE | 25 | 3.9% | 56 | 4.9% | 21 | 6.0% | |
| SIX TO NINE | 42 | 6.5% | 90 | 7.8% | 32 | 9.1% | |
| TEN OR MORE | 2 | .3% | 8 | .7% | 2 | .6% | |
| ANY CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKER | NO | 570 | 87.8% | 998 | 86.6% | 307 | 87.7% |
| YES | 79 | 12.2% | 154 | 13.4% | 43 | 12.3% | |
| DIGITALIS | NO | 595 | 91.7% | 1036 | 89.9% | 299 | 85.4% |
| YES | 54 | 8.3% | 116 | 10.1% | 51 | 14.6% | |
| NITRATES | NO | 601 | 92.6% | 1029 | 89.3% | 293 | 83.7% |
| YES | 48 | 7.4% | 123 | 10.7% | 57 | 16.3% | |
| CLASS 1A ANTI-ARRHYTHMICS | NO | 636 | 98.0% | 1114 | 96.7% | 339 | 96.9% |
| YES | 13 | 2.0% | 38 | 3.3% | 11 | 3.1% | |
| ANY LIPID LOWERING MEDICATION | NO | 619 | 95.4% | 1096 | 95.1% | 341 | 97.4% |
| YES | 30 | 4.6% | 56 | 4.9% | 9 | 2.6% | |
| ORAL HYPOGLYCEMICS | NO | 603 | 92.9% | 1062 | 92.2% | 331 | 94.6% |
| YES | 46 | 7.1% | 90 | 7.8% | 19 | 5.4% | |
| INSULIN | NO | 635 | 97.8% | 1124 | 97.6% | 347 | 99.1% |
| YES | 14 | 2.2% | 28 | 2.4% | 3 | .9% | |
| PHOSPHODIESTERASE INHIBITORS | NO | 630 | 97.1% | 1102 | 95.7% | 332 | 94.9% |
| YES | 19 | 2.9% | 50 | 4.3% | 18 | 5.1% | |
| SYMPATHOMIMETIC (ADRENERGIC) AGENTS | NO | 631 | 97.2% | 1124 | 97.6% | 343 | 98.0% |
| YES | 18 | 2.8% | 28 | 2.4% | 7 | 2.0% | |
| TRI- (& TETRA-) CYCLIC ANTI-DEPRESSANTS | NO | 636 | 98.0% | 1135 | 98.5% | 344 | 98.3% |
| YES | 13 | 2.0% | 17 | 1.5% | 6 | 1.7% | |
| NON-TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANTS | NO | 645 | 99.4% | 1141 | 99.0% | 348 | 99.4% |
| YES | 4 | .6% | 11 | 1.0% | 2 | .6% | |
| COMB. DRUGS--TRICYCLICS & ANTI-PSYCHOTICS | NO | 647 | 99.7% | 1149 | 99.7% | 350 | 100.0% |
| YES | 2 | .3% | 3 | .3% | |||
| ANTI-PSYCHOTICS | NO | 648 | 99.8% | 1150 | 99.8% | 350 | 100.0% |
| YES | 1 | .2% | 2 | .2% | |||
| ASPIRIN (ANTI-INFLAM AGENTS) | NO | 623 | 96.0% | 1099 | 95.4% | 337 | 96.3% |
| YES | 26 | 4.0% | 53 | 4.6% | 13 | 3.7% | |
| NON-STEROIDAL ANTI-INFLAM (NO ASPIRIN) | NO | 586 | 90.3% | 1038 | 90.1% | 310 | 88.6% |
| YES | 63 | 9.7% | 114 | 9.9% | 40 | 11.4% | |
| BENZODIAZEPINES | NO | 608 | 93.7% | 1076 | 93.4% | 318 | 90.9% |
| YES | 41 | 6.3% | 76 | 6.6% | 32 | 9.1% | |
| ANY ACE INHIBITOR | NO | 605 | 93.2% | 1060 | 92.0% | 324 | 92.6% |
| YES | 44 | 6.8% | 92 | 8.0% | 26 | 7.4% | |
| ANY DIURETIC | NO | 516 | 79.5% | 888 | 77.1% | 241 | 68.9% |
| YES | 133 | 20.5% | 264 | 22.9% | 109 | 31.1% | |
| ANY HYPERTENSION MED | NO | 394 | 60.7% | 627 | 54.4% | 189 | 54.0% |
| YES | 255 | 39.3% | 525 | 45.6% | 161 | 46.0% | |
| ANY BETA BLOCKER | NO | 551 | 84.9% | 975 | 84.6% | 313 | 89.4% |
| YES | 98 | 15.1% | 177 | 15.4% | 37 | 10.6% | |
| ANY VASO DILATOR | NO | 607 | 93.5% | 1074 | 93.2% | 331 | 94.6% |
| YES | 42 | 6.5% | 78 | 6.8% | 19 | 5.4% | |
