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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Aug 16.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Coll Nutr. 2017 Jul 6;36(6):462–469. doi: 10.1080/07315724.2017.1321505

Table 1.

Frequencies (%) of regular use* of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID), other related and common medications in Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) dietary modification cohort (DM) by time

Baseline (N=48834) Year 1 (N=45036) Year 3 (N=43323) Year 6 (N=41610) Year 9 (N=9865)

DM Comparison DM Comparison DM Comparison DM Comparison DM Comparison
Drug classes/types N % N % p-value N % N % p-value N % N % p-value N % N % p-value N % N % p-value
Any NSAID 7024 35.95 10816 36.92 0.03 7024 35.95 10816 36.92 0.03 6227 36.20 9804 37.53 0.005 7566 46.01 11858 47.12 0.03 1999 51.34 3204 53.66 0.02
    Aspirin 3922 20.07 6128 20.92 0.02 3922 20.07 6128 20.92 0.02 3923 22.80 6196 23.72 0.03 5239 31.86 8237 32.73 0.06 1469 37.72 2390 40.03 0.02
        <325 mg 967 4.95 1532 5.23 0.07 967 4.95 1532 5.23 0.07 1587 9.23 2471 9.46 0.07 3144 19.12 4879 19.39 0.12 999 25.65 1650 27.63 0.06
        ⩾325 mg 2955 15.12 4596 15.69 0.07 2955 15.12 4596 15.69 0.07 2336 13.58 3725 14.26 0.07 2095 12.74 3358 13.34 0.12 470 12.07 740 12.39 0.06
    Ibuprofen 2117 10.83 3264 11.14 0.29 2117 10.83 3264 11.14 0.29 1293 7.52 1995 7.64 0.64 1143 6.95 1733 6.89 0.80 267 6.86 402 6.73 0.81
    Other NSAIDs 1920 9.83 2927 9.99 0.55 1920 9.83 2927 9.99 0.55 1771 10.29 2872 11.00 0.02 2431 14.78 3822 15.19 0.26 607 15.59 975 16.33 0.33
Other AID and analgesics
    Corticosteroids 44 0.23 44 0.15 0.06 44 0.23 44 0.15 0.06 130 0.76 173 0.66 0.25 175 1.06 235 0.93 0.19 56 1.44 66 1.11 0.14
    Acetaminophen 2168 11.10 3231 11.03 0.82 2168 11.10 3231 11.03 0.82 1518 8.82 2313 8.86 0.91 1685 10.25 2571 10.22 0.92 454 11.66 730 12.23 0.40
Other common medications
    Antihyperlipidemics 1405 7.19 2170 7.41 0.37 1405 7.19 2170 7.41 0.37 2330 13.54 3732 14.29 0.03 3657 22.24 5836 23.19 0.02 1073 27.56 1674 28.04 0.60
        Statins 1207 6.18 1836 6.27 0.69 1207 6.18 1836 6.27 0.69 2178 12.66 3507 13.43 0.02 3387 20.60 5460 21.70 0.007 984 25.27 1531 25.64 0.68
        Bile sequestrants 81 0.41 123 0.42 0.93 81 0.41 123 0.42 0.93 46 0.27 55 0.21 0.23 59 0.36 100 0.40 0.53 13 0.33 31 0.52 0.18
        Fibrate 148 0.76 247 0.84 0.30 148 0.76 247 0.84 0.30 122 0.71 190 0.73 0.83 231 1.40 298 1.18 0.05 80 2.05 106 1.78 0.32
        Non-statins 230 1.18 368 1.26 0.44 230 1.18 368 1.26 0.44 185 1.08 269 1.03 0.65 369 2.24 527 2.09 0.30 145 3.72 219 3.67 0.89
    Antidiabetics 725 3.71 1139 3.89 0.31 725 3.71 1139 3.89 0.31 869 5.05 1463 5.60 0.01 1190 7.24 1857 7.38 0.58 294 7.55 461 7.72 0.76
    Antihypertensives 2136 10.93 3417 11.66 0.01 2136 10.93 3417 11.66 0.01 2659 15.46 4385 16.79 <0.001 3917 23.82 6316 25.10 0.003 1061 27.25 1707 28.59 0.15