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Trends In Medication Use And Functioning Before Retirement Age: Are They Linked?

View larger version (33K): [in a new window]   Exhibit 6 Mean Number Of Functional Limitations Among People Ages 51–61 Reporting Selected Chronic Conditions, By Medication Use, 1992 And 1998 SOURCE: Authors’ analysis of data from the Health and Retirement Study. NOTES: Significance tests compare number of functional limitations in 1992 and 1998 among people with a given chronic condition and medication status. Hypertension: no medication, p < .05; medication, p < .01. Diabetes: no medication, p < .01; medication, not significant. Lung disease: no medication and medication, not significant. Stroke: no medication and medication, not significant. Arthritis: no medication, p < .01; medication, p < .05.

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