A Brzozowska1, G Enzi, J Amorin Cruz. 1. Department of Human Nutrition, Warsaw Agricultural University, 166 Nowoursynowska st., 02-787 Warsaw, Poland. brzozowska@alpha.sggw.waw.pl
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To assess six-year changes in medicine use and supplementation practice of elderly Europeans. DESIGN: Longitudinal assessment including two rounds of the SENECA STUDY: 1993 (first follow-up) and 1999 (final follow-up). Random sample of elderly born between 1913-1918, 284 men and 337 women in 1999. Data were collected in 10 small towns in 9 European countries by personal interview using standardized questionnaire. RESULTS: In the six-year period the percentage of subjects taking medicines increased significantly (81.3 vs. 87.6%), while supplement usage did not change (23.2 vs. 23.5%). In 1999 a greater percentage of participants took in long-term order (>or= 2 years) antihypertensive drugs (33% vs. 21%), diuretics (18% vs.12%), anticoagulants (17% vs. 5%)and nitroglycerine (13% vs. 6%). In 1999 the supplements more frequently taken were calcium (12% of all the subjects, 7% of men and 17% of women), vitamin D (10% of all the subjects, 6% of men and 14% of women) and ascorbic acid (10% of all the subjects, 8% of men and 13% of women). In the finale survey calcium supplements were taken by more respondents than in 1993 (12% vs. 8%). Medicine and food supplement use was more frequent by women than by man in both 1993 and 1999. CONCLUSIONS: The higher prevalence of using medicines with cardiovascular effects suggests an increase of cardiovascular problems with age. The higher frequency of calcium and vitamin D usage among women suggests that these nutrients are taken for preventing senile osteoporotic fractures.
OBJECTIVE: To assess six-year changes in medicine use and supplementation practice of elderly Europeans. DESIGN: Longitudinal assessment including two rounds of the SENECA STUDY: 1993 (first follow-up) and 1999 (final follow-up). Random sample of elderly born between 1913-1918, 284 men and 337 women in 1999. Data were collected in 10 small towns in 9 European countries by personal interview using standardized questionnaire. RESULTS: In the six-year period the percentage of subjects taking medicines increased significantly (81.3 vs. 87.6%), while supplement usage did not change (23.2 vs. 23.5%). In 1999 a greater percentage of participants took in long-term order (>or= 2 years) antihypertensive drugs (33% vs. 21%), diuretics (18% vs.12%), anticoagulants (17% vs. 5%)and nitroglycerine (13% vs. 6%). In 1999 the supplements more frequently taken were calcium (12% of all the subjects, 7% of men and 17% of women), vitamin D (10% of all the subjects, 6% of men and 14% of women) and ascorbic acid (10% of all the subjects, 8% of men and 13% of women). In the finale survey calcium supplements were taken by more respondents than in 1993 (12% vs. 8%). Medicine and food supplement use was more frequent by women than by man in both 1993 and 1999. CONCLUSIONS: The higher prevalence of using medicines with cardiovascular effects suggests an increase of cardiovascular problems with age. The higher frequency of calcium and vitamin D usage among women suggests that these nutrients are taken for preventing senile osteoporotic fractures.
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