Table 2 Distribution of chronic diseases
From: Polypharmacy in the oldest old (≥80 years of age) patients in China: a cross-sectional study
Rank | Chronic disease | n | % |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Hypertension | 160 | 62.0 |
2 | Hyperlipidemia | 112 | 43.4 |
3 | Atherosclerosis | 111 | 43.0 |
4 | Chronic gastritis | 106 | 41.1 |
5 | Coronary heart disease | 105 | 40.7 |
6 | Diabetes mellitus | 98 | 38.0 |
7 | Skin and tissue disease | 87 | 33.7 |
8 | Chronic low back pain | 75 | 29.1 |
9 | Respiratory diseases | 69 | 26.7 |