Self-reported medication side effects in an older cohort living independently in the community - the Melbourne Longitudinal Study on Healthy Ageing (MELSHA): cross-sectional analysis of prevalence and risk factors

Table 1 Socio-demographics, self reported health and medical conditions

		n	%	*N
Sociodemographics
Age (years)	65 - 74	642	64	1000
	75+	358	36
Gender	Male	467	47	1000
Country of Birth	Born in Australia	743	74	999
Marital Status	Married/living with partner	578	58	1000
Education	Left school less than 15 years or no qualification	591	59	997
Health status &medicalconditions Self-rated health
	very good/excellent	484	49	988
	good	326	33
	fair/poor	178	18
Hypertension		429	43	996
Low Blood Pressure		37	4	995
High Cholesterol		124	12	995
Myocardial infarction		114	11	996
Other heart problem^a		202	20	996
Stroke		58	6	996
Gout		67	7	996
Osteoporosis		68	7	996
Osteoarthritis		503	51	996
Other arthritis ^b		61	6	996
Emotional/psychiatric problems		94	9	996
Thyroid disease		37	4	996
Diabetes		64	6	996
Intestinal problems		197	20	996
Liver problems		14	1	995
Kidney or bladder problems		117	12	996
Chronic bronchitis		62	6	996
Emphysema		44	4	996
Asthma		89	9	996
Cataracts		186	19	994
Glaucoma		53	5	994
Anaemia		36	4	995
Migraine		54	5	996
Parkinsons		7	1	996
Problems feet or legs		360	36	995
Varicose veins		210	21	996
Eczema, dermatitis, psoriasis		114	11	996
Skin cancer		112	11	995
Other growths or cancer		33	3	996

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