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Table 4
Prevalence of type of medication used in past two days, by anatomical system and sub-category, household and institutional populations aged 65 or older, Canada excluding territories, 1998/1999 (households) and 1996/1997 (institutions)
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| Anatomical system† | Sub-category‡ | Households | Institutions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimated population | Prevalance | Estimated population | Prevalance | ||
| thousands | % | thousands | % | ||
| Nervous system | 1,222 | 36.6 | 138 | 78.3 | |
| Analgesics | 939 | 76.9 | 88 | 64.3 | |
| Psycholeptics | 276 | 22.6 | 76 | 55.3 | |
| Psychoanaleptics | 131 | 10.7 | 34 | 24.4 | |
| Anti-Parkinson drugs | 25E | 2.1E | 20 | 14.8 | |
| Antiepileptics | 65E | 5.3E | 16 | 11.6 | |
| Alimentary tract/metabolism | 781 | 23.5 | 124 | 70.8 | |
| Laxatives | 74E | 9.5E | 78 | 62.5 | |
| Antacids, drugs for peptic ulcer/flatulence | 311 | 39.8 | 42 | 33.7 | |
| Mineral supplements | 123 | 15.7 | 22 | 17.8 | |
| Vitamins | 95 | 12.2 | 22 | 17.5 | |
| Drugs used in diabetes | 269 | 34.4 | 19 | 14.9 | |
| Cardiovascular system | 1,455 | 43.5 | 96 | 54.9 | |
| Diuretics | 536 | 36.9 | 56 | 58.3 | |
| Cardiac therapy | 289 | 19.9 | 37 | 39.0 | |
| Antihypertensives | 653 | 44.9 | 29 | 30.6 | |
| Calcium channel blockers | 330 | 22.7 | 21 | 21.5 | |
| Beta-blocking agents | 377 | 25.9 | 9 | 9.5 | |
| † percent based on all respondents who reported taking at least one medication in past two days ‡ percent based on respondents who reported taking medications for specific anatomical system in previous two days 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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