Table 3 Number of chronic disease conditions among older adults in nursing homes
Variables | Number of chronic conditions | X2; df | P-value¥ | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
None (n = 13,130) 7.4% | One (n = 52,432) 28.5% | Two or morea (n = 133,228) 64.1% | |||
Age, % | |||||
60–69 | 6.5 | 29.8 | 63.7 | 3511.11; 6 | < 0.001 |
70–79 | 4.6 | 25.9 | 69.5 | ||
80–89 | 5.9 | 27.1 | 67.1 | ||
≥ 90 | 11.6 | 32.3 | 56.0 | ||
Gender, % | |||||
Men | 5.5 | 25.6 | 68.9 | 1183.29; 2 | < 0.001 |
Women | 8.3 | 30.1 | 61.6 | ||
Ethnicity, % | |||||
European | 7.5 | 28.7 | 63.8 | 287.89; 8 | < 0.001 |
Māori | 4.2 | 25.3 | 70.5 | ||
Asian | 9.5 | 29.1 | 61.4 | ||
Pacific | 4.8 | 28.1 | 67.0 | ||
Other | 6.3 | 31.6 | 62.1 | ||
BMI, % | |||||
Underweight | 9.3 | 31.1 | 59.6 | 979.25; 8 | < 0.001 |
Normal | 7.9 | 30.3 | 61.8 | ||
Overweight | 6.8 | 27.6 | 65.5 | ||
Obese | 5.7 | 24.7 | 69.6 | ||
Extremely obese | 6.0 | 23.4 | 70.7 | ||