Table 4. Chronic heart diseases, diabetes mellitus, and hypertension: lifetime prevalences and 95% confidence intervals, 1973–2008.
| 1973 | 1994 | 2004/08 (weighted) | ||||||||||
| Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | |||||||
| Chronic heart diseases | ||||||||||||
| Overall (%) | 16.7 | (14.8–18.6) | 12.4 | (10.6–14.4) | 18.7 | (16.1–21.3) | 15.3 | (12.8–18.0) | 12.3 | (9.4–15.5) | 15.0 | (11.6–18.4) |
| Age-adjusted* (%) | 18.3 | 14.1 | 20.3 | 17.4 | 12.3 | 15.0 | ||||||
| No. of respondents | 2028 | 1575 | 1174 | 981 | 620 | 626 | ||||||
| Diabetes mellitus | ||||||||||||
| Overall (%) | 3.2 | (2.3–4.1) | 2.7 | (1.8–3.7) | 9.4 | (7.5–11.4) | 5.6 | (4.1–7.5) | 12.4 | (9.6–15.6) | 12.8 | (9.9–16.0) |
| Age-adjusted* (%) | 3.5 | 3.1 | 10.9 | 6.8 | 12.4 | 12.8 | ||||||
| No. of respondents | 2028 | 1575 | 1174 | 981 | 620 | 626 | ||||||
| High blood pressure | ||||||||||||
| Overall (%) | 21.7 | (19.7–23.9) | 11.4 | (9.6–13.3) | 27.6 | (24.7–30.6) | 19.1 | (16.3–22.0) | 34.7 | (30.4–39.1) | 33.9 | (29.7–38.3) |
| Age-adjusted* (%) | 23.6 | 12.1 | 30.6 | 21.0 | 34.7 | 33.9 | ||||||
| No. of respondents | 2028 | 1575 | 1174 | 981 | 620 | 626 | ||||||
* Reference distribution: Rural Health Study, 2004/08 Question: “Which of the following diseases have you ever had at any time, including the present?” Answer: “Yes” to the relevant item(s)