Table 1. Assessment of diseases in the KORA-Age Study.

Self-report generated Charlson Comorbidity Index	KORA-Age Study
Disease	Disease	Source
Asthma, emphysema, or chronic bronchitis	✓	Telephone interview
Arthritis or rheumatism	✓	Telephone interview
Cancer, diagnosed in the past 3 years	✓	Questionnaire
Diabetes	✓	Questionnaire
Digestive problems (such as ulcer, colitis, or gallbladder disease)	✓	Telephone interview
Heart trouble (such as angina, congestive heart failure, or coronary artery disease)	✓	Questionnaire, telephone interview
Kidney disease	✓	Telephone interview
Liver problems (such as cirrhosis)	✓	Telephone interview
Stroke	✓	Questionnaire
HIV illness or AIDS	-	Not requested*
	Neurologic diseases such as multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, or epilepsy	Telephone interview
	Eye diseases such as glaucoma, cataract, macular degeneration, diabetic retnopathy, or retinitis pigmentosa	Telephone interview
	Hypertension	Questionnaire
	Depression	Geriatric Depression scale (GDS-15) administered via telephone interview
	Anxiety	Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale-7 (GAD) administered via telephone interview

*none of the participants reported antiretroviral therapy in the medication history.