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Percentage using medications and multiple medication in past two days, by self-perceived health, chronic pain and other major chronic conditions, household and institutional populations, aged 65 or older, Canada excluding territories, 1998/1999 (households) and 1996/1997 (institutions)

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	Households			Institutions			Households			Institutions
	Medication use						Multiple medication use
	Percentage	95% confidence interval		Percentage	95% confidence interval		Percentage	95% confidence interval		Percentage	95% confidence interval
	Percentage	from	to	Percentage	from	to	Percentage	from	to	Percentage	from	to
Total	76.3	74.2	78.4	96.7	95.8	97.6	12.8	11.0	14.7	53.1	49.7	56.5
Poor self-perceived health
Yes	91.1 ^*	88.2	94.0	97.5	96.5	98.5	32.2^*	27.3	37.2	58.8^*	54.6	63.0
No^†	71.9	69.5	74.4	95.6	93.9	97.3	7.1	5.7	8.5	45.6	40.9	50.3
Chronic pain
Yes	89.0 ^*	85.9	92.1	97.9^*	96.8	98.9	23.6^*	19.0	28.2	66.6^*	61.4	71.8
No^†	71.7	69.3	74.2	96.2	94.9	97.4	8.9	7.2	10.6	45.8	41.5	50.0
Incontinence
Yes	87.5 ^*	81.8	93.3	97.0	95.8	98.2	26.6^*	19.0	34.3	52.5	48.6	56.4
No^†	75.4	73.2	77.5	96.3	94.8	97.7	11.7	9.8	13.7	54.0	49.2	58.7
Arthritis
Yes	84.7 ^*	82.2	87.3	97.3	96.0	98.7	18.8^*	15.8	21.9	62.2^*	58.6	65.9
No^†	69.4	66.6	72.3	96.1	94.9	97.4	8.0	6.1	9.9	45.3	40.9	49.6
Diabetes
Yes	92.8 ^*	89.3	96.4	100.0^*	100.0	100.0	31.6^*	24.4	38.8	74.6^*	69.7	79.5
No^†	74.2	71.9	76.5	96.1	95.1	97.1	10.4	8.8	12.1	49.3	45.6	53.1
Heart disease
Yes	97.9 ^*	96.6	99.2	98.3^*	96.7	99.9	37.1^*	31.3	42.9	67.7^*	62.7	72.7
No^†	71.8	69.4	74.2	96.1	95.0	97.2	7.8	6.3	9.3	47.7	43.6	51.9
Stroke
Yes	93.4 ^*	87.6	99.3	99.0^*	98.0	100.0	30.6^* ^E	20.5	40.7	61.5^*	56.7	66.2
No^†	75.5	73.3	77.7	96.0	94.9	97.1	12.0	10.2	13.8	50.6	46.6	54.5
Alzheimer's disease or other dementia
Yes	87.1	75.1	99.0	96.0	94.4	97.5	33.7^* ^E	14.4	53.1	39.7^*	34.9	44.4
No^†	76.2	74.1	78.3	97.2	96.2	98.1	12.6	10.8	14.4	61.7	58.0	65.3
Cataracts
Yes	85.4 ^*	81.3	89.5	96.4	94.8	98.0	17.0^*	12.8	21.3	57.4^*	51.8	63.0
No^†	74.3	72.0	76.6	96.8	95.9	97.8	11.9	10.0	13.8	51.3	47.8	54.8
Number of chronic conditions
None or one^†	57.5	54.0	61.0	93.4	90.8	96.6	2.4^E	1.3	3.4	43.0	35.7	50.4
Two	85.0 ^*	81.5	88.5	94.9	91.7	98.2	8.2^* ^E	5.6	10.9	38.2	31.0	45.5
Three or more	93.9 ^* ^‡	91.9	95.8	97.9^*	97.0	98.8	29.7^* ^‡	25.6	33.8	58.6^* ^‡	55.0	62.3
† reference category * significantly different from estimate for reference category (p<0.05) ‡ significantly different from estimate for two chronic conditions (p<0.05) E Use with caution (Coefficient of variation between 16.6% and 33.3%) Note: "Incontinence" includes urinary and bowel incontinence for the institutional population, but is limited to urinary incontinence for the household population. Source: National Population Health Survey, cross-sectional files, 1998/1999 (households) and 1996/1997 (institutions). Table source: Statistics Canada, 2009, "Medication use among senior Canadians", Health Reports, Vol. 20, No. 1, catalogue number 82-003-X.

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Table 2 Percentage using medications and multiple medication in past two days, by self-perceived health, chronic pain and other major chronic conditions, household and institutional populations, aged 65 or older, Canada excluding territories, 1998/1999 (households) and 1996/1997 (institutions)

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Table 2
Percentage using medications and multiple medication in past two days, by self-perceived health, chronic pain and other major chronic conditions, household and institutional populations, aged 65 or older, Canada excluding territories, 1998/1999 (households) and 1996/1997 (institutions)