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Baseline Monograph - White Men: Medications: Self-Reported

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Age In Three Categories
65-69 70-79 80+
ASPIRIN / ASPIRIN-CONTAINING MEDICINES NO 309 47.6% 558 48.4% 182 52.0%
YES 336 51.8% 584 50.7% 163 46.6%
UNKNOWN 4 .6% 10 .9% 5 1.4%
ASPIRIN USE > 2 DAYS IN 2 WKS NO 400 61.6% 706 61.3% 211 60.3%
YES 249 38.4% 446 38.7% 139 39.7%
ANTIHISTAMINES (COLD PILLS, ALLERGY PILLS) NO 587 90.4% 1050 91.1% 321 91.7%
YES 61 9.4% 95 8.2% 25 7.1%
UNKNOWN 1 .2% 7 .6% 4 1.1%
SLEEPING PILLS NO 614 94.6% 1085 94.2% 316 90.3%
YES 32 4.9% 58 5.0% 30 8.6%
UNKNOWN 3 .5% 9 .8% 4 1.1%
LAXATIVES NO 610 94.0% 1036 89.9% 291 83.1%
YES 33 5.1% 107 9.3% 54 15.4%
UNKNOWN 6 .9% 9 .8% 5 1.4%
CALCIUM SUPPLEMENTS NO 593 91.4% 1021 88.6% 301 86.0%
YES 52 8.0% 119 10.3% 42 12.0%
UNKNOWN 4 .6% 12 1.0% 7 2.0%
FLU SHOT IN THE LAST YEAR NO 403 62.1% 550 47.7% 163 46.6%
YES 244 37.6% 592 51.4% 183 52.3%
UNKNOWN 2 .3% 10 .9% 4 1.1%
PREVENT PNEUMONIA SHOT (PNEUMOVAX) NO 479 73.8% 746 64.8% 229 65.4%
YES 141 21.7% 356 30.9% 97 27.7%
UNKNOWN 29 4.5% 50 4.3% 24 6.9%
PRSCRIBE NITROGLYCERIN IN THE LAST YEAR NO 567 87.4% 971 84.3% 280 80.0%
YES 77 11.9% 171 14.8% 65 18.6%
UNKNOWN 5 .8% 10 .9% 5 1.4%