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Originally Posted by gomoho
So read today's article in the Daily Sun to find out what the survey REALLY revealed. Quite a different slant on the senior's taking meds here and the rest of what has been reported in the OP.
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Yes, I see she said 88% because she added in those who rated their health as exellent. I didn't remember what that percentage was.
Good plus excellent = 88% But where does the article say anything about the percentage of seniors taking drugs? That was a very high percentage too, especially if you add in those who take 1 or more drugs per day.
Also, in the newspaper she mentioned cholesterol problems at 42.5% That seems about right. But hypertension 28%? I have a hard time believing that. I always thought it would be much higher. I just did a search that said one out of 4 adults have high blood pressure. But at age 70 it goes up sharply to 2 out of 3. Could it be that some (on the survey) did not report high blood pressure because it's not high when they take their medications?
One thing I consider a mistake is when Petersen said she believes that The Villages survey is the largest ever conducted of older American adults. (33,000 Villagers) In the "NIH AARP Diet and Health Study" over 500,000 people filled out detailed questionnaires and sent them in. The study is still going today.
Here's something you might find interesting: At the lecture, Dr. Petersen said there were (about) 24% of Villagers on diets. One would think she would say, "Good for you! There seem to be quite a few Villagers who want to be healthier!" Instead she said, "What's that all about?!" Is that the way to encourage people to be healthier?