Table 3.
Summary of medical conditions of older heroin users
| Anderson & Levy, 2003 (N=40) | Hser et al., 2004 (N=108) | Firoz and Carlson, 2004 (N=54) | Lofwall et al., 2005 (N=41) | Rajaratnam et al., 2009 (N=46) | Rosen et al., 2008 (N=140) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Self-report | Medical chart review | Medical chart review | Self-report | Self-report | Self-report | |
| Hepatitis C | 94.2% | 24.4% | 49.3% | |||
| Hypertension/Elevated blood pressure | 58.3% | 11.0% | 51.2% | 44.9% | ||
| Arthritis | 29.3% | 54.3% | ||||
| Heart condition | 53.7% | 17.9% | ||||
| Chronic lung disease | 22.1% | |||||
| Gastrointestinal problems | 26.8% | 21.4% | ||||
| Cirrhosis | 11.0% | 7.0% | 14.3% | |||
| Diabetes/Abnormal blood glucose levels | 18.6% | 7.0% | 11.1% | 11.4% | ||
| HIV Positive/AIDS | 24.0% | 1.8% | 0.0% | 14.6% | 29.2% | |
| High cholesterol | 22.4% | |||||
| Overweight/obesity | 54.6% | |||||
| Syphilis | 3.8% | |||||
| Tuberculosis | 27.3% | |||||
| Asthma | 4.0% | 9.8% | ||||
| Any chronic medical condition | 46.3% | 89.1% |