Table 1 Prevalence (%) of geriatric syndrome; by sex and age groups (n = 17,612)
From: Social position and geriatric syndromes among Swedish older people: a population-based study
Type of GS | Total | Sex | Age group (years) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male n = 8117 | Female n = 9495 | p valuea | 65–69 n = 6248 | 70–74 n = 5130 | 75–79 n = 3617 | 80–84 n = 2617 | p valuea | ||
Insomnia | 39.1 | 30.4 | 46.6 | < 0.01 | 36.8 | 40.2 | 40.4 | 40.7 | < 0.01 |
Incontinence | 26.4 | 19.2 | 32.6 | < 0.01 | 20.5 | 25.8 | 29.7 | 37.1 | < 0.01 |
Severe hearing problem | 20.8 | 22.3 | 19.6 | < 0.01 | 19.0 | 19.9 | 21.9 | 25.6 | < 0.01 |
Functional decline | 20.4 | 16.2 | 23.9 | < 0.01 | 11.1 | 16.9 | 26.1 | 41.2 | < 0.01 |
Fall | 10.5 | 8.9 | 12.0 | < 0.01 | 7.0 | 10.2 | 12.2 | 17.3 | < 0.01 |
Severe vision problem | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.6 | < 0.01 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 8.5 | < 0.01 |
Depressive disorder | 1.9 | 1.5 | 2.3 | < 0.01 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 2.8 | < 0.01 |
At least one geriatric syndrome | 70.0 | 62.4 | 76.5 | < 0.01 | 62.3 | 69.2 | 75.2 | 83.0 | < 0.01 |