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. 2014 Aug 8;14:815. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-815

Table 2.

Prevalence of 12-month chronic physical conditions, mental disorders and multimorbidity according to age

Total 18-49 years 50-64 years ≥65 years p(age)
Angina 2.84 (2.44-3.29) 0.4 (0.2-0.9) 3.8 (2.9-4.9) 9.2 (7.9-10.7) <0.001
Asthma 4.83 (4.11-5.67) 3.9 (2.9-5.1) 4.3 (3.5-5.4) 8.1 (6.7-9.7) <0.001
Hypertension 16.55 (15.48-17.68) 3.4 (2.3-5.0) 23.4 (21.3-25.7) 49.7 (47.4-52.0) <0.001
Edentulism 9.03 (7.67-10.60) 2.8 (1.6-5.0) 8.2 (6.8-9.9) 28.3 (25.0-31.8) <0.001
Diabetes 6.66 (5.95-7.45) 2.0 (1.3-3.0) 9.5 (7.9-11.3) 18.1 (16.2-20.1) <0.001
Arthritis 13.72 (12.66-14.84) 5.4 (4.2-7.0) 18.4 (16.4-20.6) 34.3 (31.8-36.9) <0.001
Chronic Lung D 3.35 (2.83-3.95) 1.2 (0.7-2.1) 4.0 (3.1-5.1) 9.1 (7.7-10.8) <0.001
Stroke 2.13 (1.71-2.64) 0.5 (0.3-1.2) 2.4 (1.6-3.5) 6.6 (5.3-8.3) <0.001
Depression 8.97 (7.88-10.19) 7.0 (5.5-8.8) 12.0 (9.8-14.5) 12.2 (10.6-13.9) <0.001
Anxiety 1.09 (0.77-1.54) 0.9 (0.5-1.7) 1.8 (1.3-2.5) 1.0 (0.7-1.6) 0.120
Number of physical conditions
0 64.4 (62.7-66.1) 82.8 (80.3-85.0) 53.0 (49.4-56.5) 19.9 (17.9-22.1) <0.001
1 21.3 (19.9-22.7) 15.3 (13.2-17.7) 29.7 (27.3-32.3) 31.5 (29.7-33.4) <0.001
2 8.1 (7.5-8.8) 1.4 (0.9-2.2) 10.3 (8.8-12.1) 26.3 (24.2-28.5) <0.001
≥3 6.2 (5.6-6.8) 0.5 (0.2-1.2) 7.0 (5.8-8.3) 22.3 (20.1-24.7) <0.001

Note = Weighted proportion and 95% Confidence Intervals are shown. Anxiety included Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Panic Disorder.