Table 2. Reported associated comorbidities.
| Affections | Age groups (years old) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 70 to 74 | 75 to 79 | 80 or more | Total | p | ||||||
| n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | ||
| Systemic arterial hypertension | 353 | 57.87 | 90 | 52.63 | 39 | 59.09 | 18 | 62.07 | 500 | 57.08 | 0.585 |
| Gastrointestinal disturbance | 165 | 26.96 | 44 | 25.88 | 18 | 27.69 | 10 | 33.33 | 237 | 27.02 | 0.865 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 101 | 16.48 | 33 | 19.30 | 4 | 6.06 | 3 | 10.00 | 141 | 16.02 | 0.068 |
| Depression | 94 | 15.44 | 28 | 16.47 | 11 | 16.67 | 3 | 10.00 | 136 | 15.54 | 0.830 |
| Arthropathy | 63 | 10.31 | 37 | 21.51 | 7 | 10.61 | 9 | 30.00 | 116 | 13.20 | < 0.01 |
| Heart problems | 32 | 5.27 | 9 | 5.29 | 6 | 9.09 | 1 | 3.33 | 48 | 5.50 | 0.576 |
| Liver diseases | 25 | 4.08 | 4 | 2.35 | 2 | 3.03 | – | – | 31 | 3.53 | 0.503 |
| Breast cancer | 21 | 3.44 | 4 | 2.37 | 1 | 1.52 | 2 | 6.67 | 28 | 3.20 | 0.819 |
| Stroke | 12 | 1.97 | 4 | 2.37 | 3 | 4.55 | 1 | 3.33 | 20 | 2.29 | 0.927 |
| Deep venous thrombosis | 10 | 1.64 | 6 | 3.55 | 3 | 4.55 | – | – | 19 | 2.17 | 0.999 |
Note: The chi-square test was applied.