Table 3 Frequencies of prescription categories reported by older rural breast cancer Survivors (n = 331)
From: Co-morbidity and predictors of health status in older rural breast cancer survivors
Medication category | n | % |
|---|---|---|
Cancer (hormonal therapy) | 219 | 66.2 |
High blood pressure | 161 | 48.6 |
High cholesterol | 128 | 38.7 |
Thyroid | 66 | 20.0 |
Pain | 66 | 19.9 |
Heartburn | 56 | 16.9 |
Depression | 49 | 14.8 |
Insomnia/sleep | 47 | 14.2 |
Anxiety | 46 | 13.9 |
Osteoporosis | 43 | 12.9 |
Diabetes | 40 | 12.1 |
Allergies | 37 | 11.2 |
Edema/swelling | 28 | 8.5 |
Asthma | 21 | 6.3 |
Bladder spasms | 18 | 5.4 |
Hot flashes | 18 | 5.4 |
Infections | 11 | 3.3 |
Angina | 9 | 2.7 |
Ulcers | 5 | 1.5 |
Congestive heart failure | 4 | 1.2 |
Cough | 3 | 0.9 |
Other 1 | 96 | 29 |
Other 2 | 35 | 10.6 |
Other 3 | 13 | 3.9 |
Prescription category counts per participant | ||
Mean (SD) | 3.68 (2.3) | |
Median | 3 | |
Range | 0 -12 | |