Prescription Medication Use Among Normal Weight, Overweight, and Obese Adults, United States, 2005-2008

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• 作者：Brian K. Kit ; MD ; MPH^a ; ^b ; ^c ; ^igd0@cdc.gov ; Cynthia L. Ogden ; PhD^a ; Katherine M. Flegal ; PhD^a
• 关键词：National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey ; Obesity ; Prescriptions
• 刊名：Annals of Epidemiology
• 出版年：2012
• 出版时间：February 2012
• 年：2012
• 卷：22
• 期：2
• 页码：112-119
• 全文大小：113 K

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lass=""h4"">Purpose

We sought to describe differences between normal weight, overweight, and obese adults in use of specific prescription medication classes.

lass=""h4"">Methods

Cross-sectional analysis of prescription medication use among 9789 adults in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, a nationally representative sample of the United States.

lass=""h4"">Results

In 2005-2008, 56.4 % (95 % confidence interval [CI], 54.6-58.3) of adults used 1+ prescription medication. Approximately one-quarter of adults used a hypertension medication (26.1 % ; 95 % CI, 24.5 % -27.8 % ). The use of hypertension medications increased with increasing weight status (normal weight: 17.2 % ; 95 % CI, 15.6 % -18.8 % ; overweight: 24.5 % , 95 % CI, 22.6 % -26.4 % ; and obese: 35.1 % , 95 % CI, 32.8 % -37.4 % ). Similarly, lipid-lowering, analgesic, antidepressant, proton pump inhibitors, thyroid, diabetes, and bronchodilator medication use was greater among obese compared with normal weight adults (each p < .01). Among adults 65+ years, 72 % (95 % CI, 68.2 % -75.8 % ) of men and 67.7 % (95 % CI, 64.3 % -71.2 % ) of women used a hypertension medication and a majority of men (51.2 % , 95 % CI, 48.4 % -54 % ) and 40.3 % (95 % CI, 36.8 % -43.8 % ) of women used lipid lowering medications; the use of both was greater among obese adults compared to normal weight adults (both p < .01).

lass=""h4"">Conclusions

Obese adults in the United States use several prescription medication classes more frequently, than normal weight adults, including hypertension, lipid-lowering, and diabetes medications.