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Table 2 The prevalence and characteristics of certain chronic disease

From: Multimorbidity patterns and associated factors in older Chinese: results from the China health and retirement longitudinal study

Diseases

Prevalence

N = 10,749

Participants with multimorbidity

N = 7049

%

95% CI

%

95% CI

Hypertension

47.2

[46.3, 48.1]

63.0

[61.9, 64.1]

Dyslipidemia

24.5

[23.7, 25.4]

35.8

[34.7, 36.9]

Diabetes

15.4

[14.7, 16.0]

22.3

[21.4, 23.3]

Cancer

2.6

[2.3, 2.9]

3.6

[3.1, 4.0]

Chronic lung disease

19.0

[18.3, 19.8]

27.2

[26.2, 28.2]

Chronic liver disease

7.3

[6.8, 7.8]

10.6

[9.9, 11.3]

Chronic heart diseases

25.0

[24.2, 25.8]

36.6

[35.5, 37.7]

Stroke

10.2

[9.6, 10.8]

14.9

[14.1, 15.7]

Kidney disease

11.6

[11.0, 12.2]

17.0

[16.1, 17.9]

Stomach disease

31.6

[30.7, 32.5]

43.5

[42.3, 44.6]

Emotional problems

3.8

[3.4, 4.1]

5.4

[4.9, 5.9]

Memory-related diseases

6.1

[5.7, 6.6]

9.0

[8.3, 9.7]

Arthritis

44.7

[43.7, 45.6]

58.8

[57.7, 60.0]

Asthma

8.0

[7.5, 8.5]

12.0

[11.2, 12.8]