Health, disorders, and drug consumption in an elderly population in northern Sweden.
A population study of health state, care, and drug consumption among 187 70-, 75-, and 79-year-old persons in Umeå, Sweden, was performed. It was shown subsequently that women felt less healthy and had a higher drug consumption than men, while concerning definable diseases there was no sex difference. Only 13% of the subjects were considered medically healthy, i.e., without definable diseases. 69% had been hospitalized over the age of 60 years.
D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000787:Angina Pectoris / Q000453:epidemiology; D004363:Drug Utilization; D005221:Fatigue / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D009017:Morbidity; D009819:Office Visits; D010146:Pain / Q000453:epidemiology; D012737:Sex Factors; D013548:Sweden