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The Hordaland Health Study (HUSK). Own and familiar cardiovascular morbidity, lifestyle factors, and health status in 3 341 elderly persons (70 – 74 years old), using and not using antihypertensive drugs. |
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| Males (n = 1473) |
Females (n = 1868) |
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| No drugs (n = 955 64.8%) |
Drugs (n = 518 35.2%) |
No drugs (n = 1260 66.8%) |
Drugs (n = 626 33.2%) |
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| Myocardial infarction |
63 (6.6) |
149 (28.8)** |
20 (1.6) |
93 (14.9)** |
| Angina pectoris |
68 (7.1) |
138 (26.6)** |
45 (3.6) |
128 (20.4)** |
| Apoplexia |
32 (3.4) |
55 (10.6)** |
32 (2.5) |
28 (4.5)* |
| Diabetes mellitus |
40 (4.2) |
56 (10.8)** |
52 (4.1) |
65 (10.4)** |
| Family history of coronary disease |
364 (38.1) |
224 (43.2)** |
566 (44.9) |
346 (55.3)** |
| Family history of myocardial infarction < 60 y |
129 (13.5) |
96 (18.5)* |
206 (16.3) |
130 (20.8)* |
| Family history of apoplexia < 70 y |
100 (10.5) |
76 (14.7)* |
173 (13.7) |
118 (18.8)* |
| Daily smoking |
158 (16.5) |
57 (11.0)** |
210 (16.7) |
57 (9.1)** |
| Quit smoking |
543 (56.9) |
351 (67.8)** |
283 (22.5) |
170 (27.2)* |
| Alcohol > 14 times/month |
79 (9.7) |
48 (10.7) |
45 (4.5) |
13 (2.7) |
| No physical exercise |
108 (12.0) |
72 (14.5) |
170 (15.3) |
125 (22.1)** |
| Hard physical exercise |
337 (38.8) |
134 (28.5)** |
213 (20.5) |
88 (16.6) |
| BMI => 27 kg/m2 |
289 (30.3) |
210 (40.5)** |
431 (34.7) |
314 (50.2)** |
| Education < 12 y |
297 (57.4) |
181 (65.1)* |
573 (79.9) |
304 (86.4)* |
| Depressed mood |
29 (3.5) |
11 (2.5) |
37 (3.7) |
32 (6.8)** |
| Less than good general health |
212 (22.6) |
180 (35.7)** |
389 (31.9) |
285 (46.5)** |
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Proportions, given in numbers and percentages, are compared using chi square tests. *Significant difference between samples with versus without drugs (chi square test), p < 0.05. **Significant difference between samples with versus without drugs (chi square t-test), p < 0.01 | ||||
Brekke et al. BMC Geriatrics 2006 6:16 doi:10.1186/1471-2318-6-16 |
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