Table 4. Joint use of aspirin and Non-steroidal agents.
| Sample size | Pattern used (percent) | P value | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neither | Aspirin alone | NSAIDS alone | Both | ||||
| Total | 16858 | 58.8 | 27.1 | 9.7 | 4.4 | ||
| Region | Other regions | 7950 | 59.9 | 26.8 | 9.2 | 4.0 | 0.0041 |
| Stroke Belt | 8896 | 57.8 | 27.3 | 10.1 | 4.8 | ||
| Race | White | 9726 | 54.6 | 29.2 | 10.7 | 5.4 | <0.0001 |
| Black | 7127 | 64.5 | 24.2 | 8.3 | 3.1 | ||
| Gender | Male | 7347 | 56.3 | 32.9 | 6.7 | 4.1 | <0.0001 |
| Female | 9508 | 60.7 | 22.6 | 11.9 | 4.7 | ||
| Age Group | 45-54 | 1902 | 71.5 | 14.7 | 11.5 | 2.3 | <0.0001 |
| 55-64 | 7089 | 59.4 | 24.8 | 11.1 | 4.6 | ||
| 65-74 | 5403 | 54.8 | 32.0 | 8.3 | 4.9 | ||
| 75-84 | 2199 | 55.2 | 32.5 | 7.4 | 5.0 | ||
| 85+ | 256 | 61.3 | 32.0 | 4.3 | 2.3 | ||
| Income | <$20K | 2872 | 61.7 | 23.9 | 10.4 | 4.0 | <0.0001 |
| $20K-$34K | 3994 | 61.0 | 25.5 | 9.1 | 4.4 | ||
| $35K-74K | 5242 | 57.9 | 28.0 | 9.8 | 4.3 | ||
| $75+ | 2739 | 54.1 | 31.0 | 9.5 | 5.3 | ||
| Years of Education | <high school | 1942 | 62.4 | 25.1 | 8.4 | 4.1 | <0.0001 |
| high school | 4302 | 60.2 | 26.0 | 9.7 | 4.1 | ||
| Some College | 4554 | 59.6 | 25.3 | 10.6 | 4.5 | ||
| College+ | 6048 | 56.0 | 29.8 | 9.4 | 4.8 | ||
| Perceived Health | Excellent | 3138 | 62.3 | 26.7 | 7.3 | 3.7 | <0.0001 |
| Very good | 5569 | 59.7 | 27.7 | 8.6 | 3.9 | ||
| Good | 5720 | 57.4 | 27.2 | 10.5 | 5.0 | ||
| Fair | 2032 | 56.2 | 25.8 | 12.6 | 5.4 | ||
| Poor | 365 | 50.1 | 27.4 | 17.0 | 5.5 | ||
| Hypertension | No | 7716 | 64.9 | 22.2 | 9.8 | 3.1 | <0.0001 |
| Yes | 9046 | 53.6 | 31.3 | 9.6 | 5.5 | ||
| Diabetes | No | 13189 | 60.1 | 25.6 | 10.00 | 4.3 | <0.0001 |
| Yes | 3055 | 51.9 | 35.0 | 7.99 | 5.1 | ||
| Dyslipidemia | No | 7425 | 64.3 | 22.2 | 10.03 | 3.5 | <0.0001 |
| Yes | 8803 | 53.7 | 31.7 | 9.25 | 5.4 | ||
| Smoking Status | Never | 7837 | 60.9 | 25.8 | 9.02 | 4.3 | <0.0001 |
| Past | 6614 | 54.6 | 30.2 | 10.1 | 5.1 | ||
| Current | 2340 | 63.4 | 22.6 | 10.7 | 3.3 | ||
| Alcohol Use | Never | 5014 | 61.9 | 25.4 | 8.7 | 4.0 | <0.0001 |
| Past | 2833 | 59.9 | 26.3 | 10.0 | 3.8 | ||
| Current | 9011 | 56.7 | 28.3 | 10.1 | 4.9 | ||
| Framingham Coronary Risk Score | <Q1 | 4022 | 63.7 | 20.4 | 11.8 | 4.1 | <0.0001 |
| Q1-Median | 4019 | 57.3 | 27.2 | 10.4 | 5.2 | ||
| Median-Q3 | 4015 | 56.0 | 30.7 | 8.7 | 4.6 | ||
| Q3 or higher | 4016 | 57.1 | 31.2 | 7.7 | 4.0 | ||
| Famingham Stroke Risk Score | <Q1 | 2454 | 68.5 | 15.0 | 13.2 | 3.3 | <0.0001 |
| Q1-Median | 2456 | 60.6 | 25.2 | 10.0 | 4.2 | ||
| Median-Q3 | 2455 | 54.5 | 29.3 | 10.6 | 5.6 | ||
| Q3 or higher | 2449 | 53.3 | 33.1 | 7.9 | 5.7 | ||
These cross-sectional associations are described in a national cohort (with oversampling of the southeastern “stroke belt”) of African American and white participants evaluated between January 2003 and August 2006.