From: Symptom burden in community-dwelling older people with multimorbidity: a cross-sectional study
 | N = 378 |
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Age (yrs.), mean (SD) | 82 (4.8) |
Women n (%) | 182 (48) |
Lived alone n (%) | 193 (51) |
Elementary school n (%) | 305 (81) |
Secondary school or higher education n (%) | 68 (18) |
Poor hearing with or without hearing device. n (%) | 130 (34) |
Poor vision with or without glasses. n (%) | 104 (28) |
Smokers n (%) | 32 (8) |
Alcohol on daily basis. n (%) | 27 (7) |
BMI (kg/m2) mean (SD) | 26.1 (4.6) |
Underweight (BMI < 18.5) n (%) | 8 (2) |
Normal (BMI 18.5 ≤ 24.9) n (%) | 145 (38) |
Overweight (BMI 25 ≤ 29.9) n (%) | 140 (37) |
Obese (BMI > 30) n (%) | 60 (16) |
MMSE mean (SD) | 26.3 (3.2) |
MMSE 20–24 n (%) | 65 (17) |
MMSE 10-19n (%) | 12 (3) |
MMSE ≤ 9 n (%) | 0 |
GDS mean (SD) | 3.7 (3.0) |
GDS ≥5 n (%) | 120 (32) |
Diagnosis according to ICD 10 Chapter | Â |
01. Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) n (%) | 166 (44) |
02. Neoplasma (C00-D48) n (%) | 158 (42) |
03. Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism (D50-D89) n (%) | 116 (31) |
04. Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E90) n (%) | 187 (50) |
05. Mental and behavioral disorders (F00-F99) n (%) | 127 (33) |
06. Diseases of the nervous system (G00-G99) n (%) | 130 (34) |
07. Diseases of the eye and adnexa (H00-H59) n (%) | 219 (58) |
08. Diseases of the ear and mastoid process (H60-H95) n (%) | 142 (37) |
09. Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99) n (%) | 362 (96) |
10. Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99) n (%) | 210 (55) |
11. Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K93) n (%) | 206 (54) |
12. Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L99) n (%) | 164 (43) |
13. Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99) n (%) | 295 (78) |