Vega Quiroga S, López Gay L, Bermejo Pareja F, de la Rosa Gil L, de Bustos Tabernero M, Sampedro López M D, Fraile Jimeno M, Durán Parra F, Moreno Sobrino T, Gabriel Sánchez R
Centro de Salud de Arévalo, Avila, Madrid.
Aten Primaria. 1996 May 15;17(8):496-500.
To describe the frequency and distribution of the consumption of medicines in a census-based sample of people of 60 or over. To determine the association between the consumption of medicines and other socio-demographic and clinical (presence of disease) variables.
An epidemiological crossover study based in the community.
Rural population: the Health District of Arévalo in Castilla y León.
825 subjects (446 women and 379 men) over 60, with an average age of 71,84.
A standard questionnaire was used, containing medicine consumption, prescription, and clinical and demographic features.
The consumption of medicines per person per day was 1,92. Therapeutic groups most consumed were, in this order, hypotension drugs, cardiotonics, antirheumatics, peripheral vasodilators, digestive system drugs, neurotropics and analgesics. The number of illnesses suffered by this age-group was 2,19. There is a strong connection between consumption of medicines and age, especially in the over 80's.
75% of the target population took some medicine each day. Consumption is higher among women than men. Cardiovascular drugs are the most frequently used therapeutic group. Consumption of medicines is directly related to age and the number of illnesses.
描述基于人口普查的60岁及以上人群样本中药物消费的频率和分布情况。确定药物消费与其他社会人口统计学和临床（疾病存在情况）变量之间的关联。
一项基于社区的流行病学交叉研究。
农村人口：卡斯蒂利亚-莱昂自治区阿雷瓦洛健康区。
825名60岁以上的受试者（446名女性和379名男性），平均年龄为71.84岁。
使用一份标准问卷，内容包括药物消费、处方以及临床和人口统计学特征。
每人每天的药物消费量为1.92。按消费量排序，消费最多的治疗类别依次为降压药、强心剂、抗风湿药、外周血管扩张剂、消化系统药物、神经营养药和镇痛药。该年龄组的疾病数量为2.19种。药物消费与年龄之间存在密切联系，尤其是在80岁以上人群中。
75%的目标人群每天服用某种药物。女性的消费量高于男性。心血管药物是最常用的治疗类别。药物消费与年龄和疾病数量直接相关。
