Table 3.
Prevalence of chronic diseases and comorbidities, in the population aged 65 and over in the Basque Country
| Diseases |
Men |
Women |
Both sexes |
Only this chronic condition |
At least one more |
At least two more |
At least three more |
At least four more |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | |
| Hypertension |
117907 (53%) |
156985 (55%) |
274892 (54%) |
39725 (14%) |
235167 (86%) |
173639 (63%) |
115512 (42%) |
71671 (26%) |
| Diabetes mellitus |
41477 (19%) |
43783 (15%) |
85260 (17%) |
4014 (5%) |
81246 (95%) |
66366 (78%) |
47984 (56%) |
31943 (37%) |
| Degenerative joint disease |
17032 (8%) |
44950 (16%) |
61982 (12%) |
3775 (6%) |
58207 (94%) |
48583 (78%) |
35822 (58%) |
23981 (39%) |
| Treated dyspepsia |
20726 (9%) |
38328 (13%) |
59054 (12%) |
1825 (3%) |
57229 (97%) |
49973 (85%) |
38925 (66%) |
27220 (46%) |
| Anxiety & other neurotic, stress-related & somatoform disorders |
15047 (7%) |
42496 (15%) |
57543 (11%) |
4785 (8%) |
52758 (92%) |
44513 (77%) |
33452 (58%) |
22900 (40%) |
| Atrial fibrillation |
22726 (10%) |
21150 (7%) |
43876 (9%) |
696 (2%) |
43180 (98%) |
39171 (89%) |
32331 (74%) |
24580 (56%) |
| Depression |
9677 (4%) |
33376 (12%) |
43053 (8%) |
1210 (3%) |
41843 (97%) |
37433 (87%) |
29771 (69%) |
21390 (50%) |
| Malignancies |
23850 (11%) |
18110 (6%) |
41960 (8%) |
3288 (8%) |
38672 (92%) |
31849 (76%) |
23344 (56%) |
15662 (37%) |
| Glaucoma |
16609 (7%) |
24265 (8%) |
40874 (8%) |
2436 (6%) |
38438 (94%) |
31913 (78%) |
23233 (57%) |
15429 (38%) |
| Osteoporosis |
2057 (1%) |
36559 (13%) |
38616 (8%) |
3440 (9%) |
35176 (91%) |
28577 (74%) |
20645 (53%) |
13791 (36%) |
| Cerebrovascular disease |
16539 (7%) |
18155 (6%) |
34694 (7%) |
1200 (3%) |
33494 (97%) |
29883 (86%) |
24167 (70%) |
17792 (51%) |
| Prostatic hypertrophy |
33548 (15%) |
--- |
33548 (7%) |
2742 (8%) |
30840 (92%) |
25092 (75%) |
18234 (54%) |
12247 (37%) |
| Emphysema, chronic bronchitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
23032 (10%) |
10359 (4%) |
33391 (7%) |
1576 (5%) |
31815 (95%) |
28036 (84%) |
22632 (68%) |
16888 (51%) |
| Ischemic heart disease |
21019 (9%) |
11185 (4%) |
32204 (6%) |
365 (1%) |
31839 (99%) |
28353 (88%) |
22650 (70%) |
16671 (52%) |
| Chronic heart disease, others |
16661 (7%) |
12997 (5%) |
29658 (6%) |
665 (2%) |
28993 (98%) |
26786 (90%) |
22963 (77%) |
18143 (61%) |
| Hypothyroidism |
4108 (2%) |
23897 (8%) |
28005 (5%) |
2227 (8%) |
25778 (92%) |
20904 (75%) |
15138 (54%) |
10139 (36%) |
| Low back pain |
8327 (4%) |
18224 (6%) |
26551 (5%) |
1457 (5%) |
25094 (95%) |
21463 (81%) |
16312 (61%) |
11176 (42%) |
| Dementia |
7780 (3%) |
17134 (6%) |
24914 (5%) |
1518 (6%) |
23396 (94%) |
20154 (81%) |
15764 (63%) |
11516 (46%) |
| Chronic kidney disease |
10430 (5%) |
10367 (4%) |
20797 (4%) |
191 (1%) |
20606 (99%) |
19245 (93%) |
16613 (80%) |
13260 (64%) |
| Heart failure |
8434 (4%) |
10289 (4%) |
18723 (4%) |
67 (0%) |
18656 (100%) |
18201 (97%) |
16966 (91%) |
14796 (79%) |
| Deafness, hearing loss |
7871 (4%) |
10115 (4%) |
17986 (4%) |
2211 (12%) |
15775 (88%) |
13006 (72%) |
9779 (54%) |
6712 (37%) |
| Asthma (currently treated) |
6129 (3%) |
11241 (4%) |
17370 (3%) |
3406 (20%) |
13964 (80%) |
11729 (68%) |
9204 (53%) |
6615 (38%) |
| Blindness & low vision |
7150 (3%) |
10035 (3%) |
17185 (3%) |
1239 (7%) |
15946 (93%) |
13745 (80%) |
10681 (62%) |
7632 (44%) |
| Peripheral neuropathy, neuritis |
5030 (2%) |
9673 (3%) |
14703 (3%) |
791 (5%) |
13912 (95%) |
11931 (81%) |
9275 (63%) |
6630 (45%) |
| Diverticular disease of intestine |
5162 (2%) |
8534 (3%) |
13696 (3%) |
442 (3%) |
13254 (97%) |
12001 (88%) |
9835 (72%) |
7451 (54%) |
| Gout |
10332 (5%) |
2488 (1%) |
12820 (3%) |
564 (4%) |
12256 (96%) |
10542 (82%) |
8125 (63%) |
5876 (46%) |
| Rheumatoid arthritis and autoimmune and connective tissue diseases |
3949 (2%) |
7606 (3%) |
11555 (2%) |
629 (5%) |
10926 (95%) |
9454 (82%) |
7347 (64%) |
5226 (45%) |
| Parkinson’s disease |
3941 (2%) |
5204 (2%) |
9145 (2%) |
461 (5%) |
8684 (95%) |
7584 (83%) |
5939 (65%) |
4270 (47%) |
| Chromosomal anomalies or inherited metabolic disorders |
4311 (2%) |
3593 (1%) |
7904 (2%) |
595 (8%) |
7309 (92%) |
6027 (76%) |
4440 (56%) |
3059 (39%) |
| Chronic liver or pancreatic disease |
4101 (2%) |
3000 (1%) |
7101 (1%) |
227 (3%) |
6874 (97%) |
6243 (88%) |
5201 (73%) |
4092 (58%) |
| Peripheral vascular disease |
4732 (2%) |
1269 (0%) |
6001 (1%) |
104 (2%) |
5897 (98%) |
5525 (92%) |
4771 (80%) |
3865 (64%) |
| Treated constipation |
2100 (1%) |
3816 (1%) |
5916 (1%) |
108 (2%) |
5808 (98%) |
5362 (91%) |
4560 (77%) |
3536 (60%) |
| Paralysis or muscular dystrophy |
2701 (1%) |
2684 (1%) |
5385 (1%) |
183 (3%) |
5202 (97%) |
4841 (90%) |
4220 (78%) |
3418 (63%) |
| Schizophrenia, affective psychosis or bipolar disorder |
1487 (1%) |
2500 (1%) |
3987 (1%) |
304 (8%) |
3683 (92%) |
3163 (79%) |
2530 (63%) |
1905 (48%) |
| Bronchiectasis |
1582 (1%) |
1897 (1%) |
3479 (1%) |
5 (0%) |
3474 (100%) |
3265 (94%) |
2868 (82%) |
2280 (66%) |
| Disorders of the immune system |
1327 (1%) |
1899 (1%) |
3226 (1%) |
176 (5%) |
3050 (95%) |
2710 (84%) |
2202 (68%) |
1712 (53%) |
| Irritable bowel syndrome |
834 (0%) |
2200 (1%) |
3034 (1%) |
144 (5%) |
2890 (95%) |
2562 (84%) |
2044 (67%) |
1464 (48%) |
| Epilepsy (currently treated) |
1395 (1%) |
1372 (0%) |
2767 (1%) |
228 (8%) |
2539 (92%) |
2153 (78%) |
1741 (63%) |
1288 (47%) |
| Psoriasis or eczema |
1533 (1%) |
1186 (0%) |
2719 (1%) |
107 (4%) |
2612 (96%) |
2272 (84%) |
1793 (66%) |
1254 (46%) |
| Viral hepatitis |
1110 (0%) |
1456 (1%) |
2566 (1%) |
156 (6%) |
2410 (94%) |
2088 (81%) |
1679 (65%) |
1266 (49%) |
| Hematologic chronic disorders |
1048 (0%) |
1124 (0%) |
2172 (0%) |
124 (6%) |
2048 (94%) |
1856 (85%) |
1626 (75%) |
1321 (61%) |
| Alcohol problems |
1764 (1%) |
372 (0%) |
2136 (0%) |
109 (5%) |
2027 (95%) |
1796 (84%) |
1472 (69%) |
1141 (53%) |
| Inflammatory bowel disease |
974 (0%) |
1096 (0%) |
2070 (0%) |
124 (6%) |
1946 (94%) |
1673 (81%) |
1303 (63%) |
941 (45%) |
| Chronic sinusitis |
531 (0%) |
901 (0%) |
1432 (0%) |
126 (9%) |
1306 (91%) |
1105 (77%) |
851 (59%) |
600 (42%) |
| Intellectual disability |
742 (0%) |
490 (0%) |
1232 (0%) |
692 (56%) |
540 (44%) |
258 (21%) |
179 (15%) |
117 (9%) |
| Migraine |
117 (0%) |
652 (0%) |
769 (0%) |
72 (9%) |
697 (91%) |
569 (74%) |
406 (53%) |
259 (34%) |
| Transplant status | 474 (0%) | 275 (0%) | 749 (0%) | 14 (2%) | 735 (98%) | 691 (92%) | 605 (81%) | 477 (64%) |