Table 4.
The Hordaland Health Study (HUSK) 1997–99, 70–74 year old individualsDrug use related to sociodemographic factors and health status. Bivariate analyses1,2
| Explanatory variables | Use of any drug % 1 | Number of drugs used2 | Use of five or more drugs % 1 | |
| Categories | ||||
| Sex | Males | 65.5 | 1.85 | 10.1 |
| females | 74.4 | 2.07 | 10.7 | |
| (p < 0.01) | (p < 0.01) | (p = 0.5) | ||
| Dwelling | urban | 70.6 | 1.98 | 10.3 |
| rural | 70.3 | 1.94 | 10.4 | |
| (p = 0.9) | (p = 0.7) | (p = 0.9) | ||
| Education | high | 68.3 | 1.92 | 9.6 |
| low | 72.1 | 2.00 | 10.6 | |
| (p = 0.1) | (p = 0.4) | (p = 0.5) | ||
| Self-reported health | good | 62.2 | 1.49 | 4.8 |
| poor | 86.3 | 2.93 | 21.4 | |
| (p < 0.01) | (p < 0.01) | (p < 0.01) | ||
| Feeling depressed | yes | 86.3 | 3.18 | 23.9 |
| no | 69.2 | 1.88 | 9.3 | |
| (p < 0.01) | (p < 0.01) | (p < 0.01) | ||
1chi squared test
2independent samples t-test