Table 2.
Distribution of number of chronic conditions in 2010, by sex and age group (N = 1,356,761)
| |
Women |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |
19-24 years |
25-44 years |
45-64 years |
65-79 years |
80+ years |
| n = 52,222 | n = 276,275 | n = 209,969 | n = 105,682 | n = 47,498 | |
| Number of conditions |
|
|
|
|
|
| 0 |
52.3 |
42.9 |
18.4 |
4.0 |
3.5 |
| 1 |
28.1 |
27.1 |
17.2 |
4.7 |
3.2 |
| 2 |
12.4 |
15.4 |
16.7 |
8.2 |
5.9 |
| 3 |
4.8 |
7.8 |
14.4 |
11.6 |
8.6 |
| 4 |
1.6 |
3.7 |
11.1 |
13.1 |
11.4 |
| ≥5 |
0.8 |
3.1 |
22.2 |
58.4 |
67.4 |
| |
Men |
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| |
19-24 years |
25-44 years |
45-64 years |
65-79 years |
80+ years |
| |
n = 54,094 |
n = 297,127 |
n = 200,261 |
n = 87,504 |
n = 26,129 |
| Number of conditions |
|
|
|
|
|
| 0 |
61.4 |
55.4 |
25.9 |
5.3 |
3.7 |
| 1 |
25.4 |
24.7 |
19.4 |
6.6 |
3.3 |
| 2 |
9.1 |
11.3 |
16.8 |
10.4 |
6.0 |
| 3 |
2.9 |
5.0 |
13.2 |
13.3 |
9.3 |
| 4 |
0.8 |
2.1 |
9.5 |
14.4 |
11.7 |
| ≥5 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 15.2 | 50.0 | 66.0 |
Abbreviation: n total number of patients in each stratum.
Data are expressed as percentage of total patients within each category considered.