Table II.
Participant co-morbidities and medications at baseline, 1-year and 2-year follow-up.
| # | Co-morbidities Start | Co-morbidities Y1 | Co-morbidities Y2 | Medications/Support Start | Medications/Support Y1 | Medications/Support Y2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IBS, gallstones, chronic pancreatitis, GORD | IBS, gallstones, chronic pancreatitis, GORD | IBS, gallstones, chronic pancreatitis, GORD | Omeprazole (GORD) | Omeprazole (GORD) | Omeprazole (GORD) |
| 2 | Infertility, chronic knee pain | Infertility, chronic knee pain | Infertility, chronic knee pain, anxiety | None | None | Sertraline (anxiety) |
| 3 | T2D, hypertension,hypercholesterolemia | T2D, hypertension,hypercholesterolemia | T2D, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia | Atorvastatin (hypercholesterolemia), amlodipine(hypertension) | Atorvastatin (hypercholesterolemia), amlodipine (hypertension) | Atorvastatin (hypercholesterolemia), amlodipine (hypertension) |
| 4 | T2D, hypertension | T2D | T2D | Metformin (T2D), losartan (hypertension) | None | None |
| 5 | Depression | Depression | Depression | Prozac (depression) | Prozac (depression) | Prozac (depression) |
| 6 | Severe sleep apnoea | Medium sleep apnoea | Medium sleep apnoea | CPAP machine (sleep apnoea) | CPAP machine (sleep apnoea) | CPAP machine (sleep apnoea) |
| 7 | Severe GI complications | Mild GI complications | Very mild GI complications | None | None | None |
| 8 | T2D, hypertension,hypercholesterolemia, arthritis | Hypertension, arthritis | Hypertension, arthritis | Metformin (T2D), atorvastatin (hypercholesterolemia), furosemide (hypertension) | Furosemide (hypertension) | Furosemide (hypertension) |
| 9 | Colon cancer, hypertension, asthma | Colon cancer, asthma | Asthma | Beloc zok cor (hypertension), symbicort inhaler (asthma) | Symbicort inhaler (asthma) | Symbicort inhaler (asthma) |
| 10 | Hypercholesterolemia, asthma, arthritis | Hypercholesterolemia, asthma, arthritis | Hypercholesterolemia, asthma, arthritis | Simvastatin (hypercholesterolemia), symbicort inhaler (asthma) |
Simvastatin (hypercholesterolemia), symbicort inhaler (asthma) |
Simvastatin (hypercholesterolemia), symbicort inhaler (asthma) |
| 11 | Hypertension | Hypertension, gastritis | Hypertension, gastritis | None | None | None |
| 12 | T2D, gastritis, hypertension, IBS | Prediabetes, hypertension | T2D, hypertension | Metformin (T2D), losartan (hypertension) | Metformin (prediabetes), losartan (hypertension) | Metformin (prediabetes), losartan (hypertension) |
| 13 | Depression, anxiety, arthritis | Depression, anxiety, arthritis | None | None | ||
| 14 | Prediabetes, GORD | GORD | None | None | None | None |
| 15 | T2D, hypertension, COPD | T2D, hypertension, COPD | T2D, hypertension, COPD | Metformin (T2D), atorvastatin (hypercholesterolemia), doxazosin (hypertension), losartan (hypertension), aspirin (blood clots), amlodipine (hypertension) | Metformin (T2D), atorvastatin (hypercholesterolemia), doxazosin (hypertension), losartan (hypertension), aspirin (blood clots), amlodipine (hypertension) | Metformin (T2D), atorvastatin (hypercholesterolemia), doxazosin (hypertension), losartan (hypertension), aspirin (blood clots), amlodipine (hypertension) |
| 16 | None | None | None | None | None | None |
| 17 | asthma | asthma | asthma | Symbicort inhaler (asthma) | Symbicort inhaler (asthma) | Symbicort inhaler (asthma) |
| 18 | T2D, hypertension, arthritis, GORD | Hypertension, arthritis | Prediabetes, hypertension, arthritis | Metformin (T2D), Omeprazole (GORD), felodipine (hypertension), naproxen (arthritis) | Felodipine (hypertension), naproxen (arthritis) | Felodipine (hypertension), naproxen (arthritis) |
| 19 | GORD, arthritis, hypertension | Arthritis | Arthritis | Lansoprazole (GORD), Ibuprofen (arthritis), amlodipine (hypertension) | Ibuprofen (arthritis) | Ibuprofen (arthritis) |
| 20 | PCOS, hypertension, depression | PCOS, hypertension, depression | PCOS, hypertension, depression, kidney, bladder and GI problems (not diagnosis yet) | Metformin (PCOS) | Metformin (PCOS) | Metformin, Valsartan, Gabapentin Tillomed, Amlopidine, Metifene |
| 21 | PCOS, hypertension, IBS | PCOS, hypertension, IBS | Hypertension, IBS | Metformin (PCOS), ramipril (hypertension) | Metformin (PCOS), ramipril (hypertension) | Ramipril (hypertension) |
| Patients with co-morbidities: 20 | Patients with resolved co-morbidities: 10 | Patients with resolved co-morbidities: 11 | Patients with medications/support: 15 | Patients using less medications/support: 6 | Patients using less medications/support: 6 |