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Table 2 Comorbidities with prevalence greater than 5% among OTC users

From: Use of over the counter products in older cardiovascular patients admitted to a tertiary care center in USA

 

N

%

Hypertension

211

75.1

Dyslipidemia

148

52.7

CAD

134

47.7

CHF

129

45.9

Diabetes mellitus

108

38.4

A Fib/flutter

106

37.7

CKD

89

31.7

COPD

61

21.7

Hypothyroidism

59

21.0

Cancer

55

19.6

Arthritis

54

19.2

GERD

54

19.2

Cardiac valve disease

46

16.4

BPH

45

16

CVA

42

14.9

PVD

36

12.8

Sleep apnea

34

12.1

Anemia

34

12.1

Gout

28

10

Depression

26

9.3

Pulmonary hypertension

24

8.5

Anxiety

23

8.2

GI bleed/ulcer

22

7.8

DVT /PE

22

7.8

Asthma

21

7.5

Obesity

21

7.5

Dementia

20

7.1

Neuropathy

19

6.8

  1. CAD: coronary artery disease; CHF: congestive heart failure; A Fib: atrial fibrillation; CKD: chronic kidney disease; COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; GERD: gastro-esophageal reflux disease; BPH: benign prostatic hyperplasia; CVA: cerebrovascular accident; PVD: peripheral vascular disease; GI: gastrointestinal; DVT: deep venous thrombosis; S: pulmonary embolism
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