Table 4.

Medication Use in Osteoarthritis Cohort, Last 30 Days by Disease Severity, Gender, and Race

	Analgesic-OTC	NSAIDs	Cox-2 Inhibitors	Other Analgesic-Rx	Opioid Analgesic	Osteoporosis Drugs	Antidepressants
Mild-moderate disease
Male (n)
White (81)	44.4	35.8	21.0	4.9	6.2	4.9	2.5
African American (31)	51.6	22.6	9.7	6.5	3.2	9.7	3.2
Female (n)
White (61)	54.1	42.6	34.4	1.6	6.6	21.3	1.6
African American (61)	69.7	27.9	29.5	4.9	3.3	18.0	4.9
Severe disease
Male (n)
White (55), %	47.3	38.2	20.0	7.3	14.5	3.6	7.3
African American (47), %	70.2*	25.5	21.3	6.4	17.0	2.1	6.4
Female (n)
White (70), %	57.1	40.0	32.9	4.3	8.6	21.4	2.9
African American (145), %	59.3	29.0	22.8	8.3	9.0	15.2	2.8

Note: Rx = prescription; OTC = over-the-counter medication.

n = 551.

^*p < .05.