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Published in final edited form as: J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2008 Oct;9(8):558–564. doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2008.03.003

Table 2.

Prevalence Rates of Chronic Medical Conditions Among AL Residents

General Disease Categories	Frequency (%)
Cardiovascular/HTN	143 (72.2%)
Pulmonary	16 (8.1%)
CNS/Sensory	74 (37.4%)
Rheumatologic/Orthopedic	103 (52.0%)
Endocrine	76 (38.4%)
Gastrointestinal	25 (12.6%)
Hematologic/Oncologic	15 (7.6%)
Renal/Urologic	10 (5.1%)
Specific Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPG) conditions
Anemia	7 (3.5%)
History of CVA	36 (18.2%)
Congestive Heart Failure	30 (15.2%)
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16 (8.1%)
Diabetes	36 (18.2%)
Osteoporosis	51 (25.8%)
Parkinson’s Disease	10 (5.1%)