Disease category | Prevalence (%) |
---|---|
Folate or vitamin B12 deficiency | 41 |
All other diseases | 39 |
Hypertension | 32 |
Gastrointestinal diseases | 30 |
Heart disease | 26 |
Hypotension | 18 |
Thyroid diseases | 17 |
Hypercholesterolemia | 13 |
Pulmonary diseases | 11 |
Major depression or anxiety disorders | 9 |
Diabetes | 8 |
Liver or kidney diseases | 5 |
Medications | |
Antidepressants | 43 |
Cardiovascular drugs | 34 |
Platelet-aggregation inhibitors | 32 |
Antipsychotics/sedatives | 31 |
Analgesics (except aspirin and NSAIDs) | 13 |
Thyroxine | 12 |
Serum lipid-reducing agents | 12 |
Antacids | 9 |
Estrogen therapy | 7 |
NSAIDs | 2 |