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Table 2 Baseline prescribed medication use among participants (N = 271) enrolled in the Brain in Motion study (listed alphabetically)

From: Medication use by middle-aged and older participants of an exercise study: results from the Brain in Motion study

Prescribed medications

% total participants (number)

Drugs used for diabetes

4.4% (12)

Anticonvulsant

3.0% (8)

Antihypertensive/ cardiovascular agents

  bACE Inhibitor

8.9% (24)

 Angiotensin Receptor blocker

12.5 (34)

 Beta blocker

3.7% (10)

 Calcium Channel blocker

10.0% (27)

 Diuretic

14.0% (38)

Analgesic

  b,aNSAID

12.2% (33)

 Opioid Analgesic

3.3% (9)

 Antidepressant

14.4% (39)

Benign Prostrate Hyperplasia Agent

 Alpha blocker

2.6% (7)

Cholesterol lowering agent

  bHMG-CoA reductase inhibitors (Statins)

19.2% (52)

Hormonal agent

 Estrogen

9.2% (25)

 Corticosteroid

7.4% (20)

 Progesterone

2.6% (7)

 Thyroxine

17.0% (46)

 Proton Pump Inhibitor

7.4% (20)

Sleep aids

 Melatonin Receptor Agonist

3.3% (9)

 Sedatives

12.2% (33)

Other

 Antispasmodic

3.3% (9)

 Bisphosphonate

7.0% (19)

 Prostaglandin

5.9% (16)

 Other

24.7% (67)

 None

24.7% (67)

  1. b ACE Angiotensin Converting Enzyme
  2. NSAID Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug
  3. HMG-CoA 3-Hydroxy-3-Methyl-Glutaryl-CoA
  4. aThese include only prescribed NSAIDs