Table 2 Prevalence of diagnosed chronic diseases (n = 496)
From: Multimorbidity patterns of and use of health services by Swedish 85-year-olds: an exploratory study
| Â | Total n (%) | Men n (%) | Women n (%) | p-value (statistic) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Hypertension | 250 (50.4) | 97 (51.3) | 153 (49.8) | 0.748 (χ2 = 0.10) |
Hyperlipidemia | 107 (21.6) | 53 (28) | 54 (17.6) | 0.006 (χ2 = 7.56) |
Urinary incontinence | 103 (20.8) | 19 (10.1) | 84 (27.4) | <0.001 (χ2 = 21.3) |
Arrhythmia | 78 (15.7) | 29 (15.3) | 49 (16) | 0.115 (χ2 = 0.03) |
Heart failure | 75 (15.1) | 33 (17.5) | 42 (13.7) | 0.254 (χ2 = 1.30) |
Diabetes | 75 (15.1) | 27 (14.3) | 48 (15.6) | 0.684 (χ2 = 0.17) |
Stroke | 58 (11.7) | 23 (12.2) | 35 (11.4) | 0.796 (χ2 = 0.07) |
Myocardial infarction | 55 (11.1) | 30 (15.9) | 25 (8.1) | 0.008 (χ2 = 7.09) |
Affective diseases | 60 (12.1) | 14 (7.4) | 46 (15) | 0.012 (χ2 = 6.32) |
Malignancy | 50 (10.1) | 28 (14.3) | 22 (7.2) | 0.006 (χ2 = 7.48) |
Asthma or COPD | 45 (9.1) | 20 (10.6) | 25 (8.1) | 0.358 (χ2 = 0.84) |
Osteoarthritis | 39 (8.3) | 11 (5.8) | 28 (9.8) | 0.185 (χ2 = 1.76) |
Thrombosis or PVD | 35 (7.1) | 14 (7.9) | 21 (6.5) | 0.811 (χ2 = 0.06) |
Dementia | 33 (6.7) | 7 (3.7) | 26 (8.5) | 0.039 (χ2 = 4.28) |
Thyroid dysfunction | 33 (6.7) | 8 (4.2) | 25 (8.1) | 0.09 (χ2 = 2.88) |
Osteoporosis | 24 (4.8) | 1 (0.5) | 23 (7.5) | <0.001 (χ2 = 12.32) |
Multimorbidity (≥2 chronic diseases) | 339 (68.3) | 134 (70.8) | 205 (66.8) | 0.338 (χ2 = 0.92) |