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. 2014 Oct 29;69(Suppl 2):S154–S165. doi: 10.1093/geronb/gbu025

Table 4.

Selected Chronic Conditions by Age and Gender for Waves 1 and 2 of NSHAP

Wave 2 Men Women
62–69 70–79 80–90 62–69 70–79 80–90
n = 566 n = 610 n = 338 n = 655 n = 633 n = 394
% SE % SE % SE % SE % SE % SE
Heart condition 27.8 2.8 35.7 3.4 49.6 4.4 19.3 1.8 26.2 1.6 36.2 3.3
Cancera 24.2 2.3 40.1 2.5 39.2 3.0 18.4 2.6 26.0 2.1 27.4 3.0
Stroke 8.3 2.0 10.2 1.5 18.8 3.7 7.8 1.3 6.8 1.1 16.3 2.9
COPD/asthma 11.4 1.4 15.0 1.7 15.6 2.6 20.1 2.1 16.6 1.5 14.8 2.1
Alzheimer’s disease or dementia 2.7 1.8 1.9 0.5 1.3 1.0 1.0 0.5 1.0 0.4 4.2 1.3
Diabetes 22.7 2.4 27.3 2.8 24.4 3.7 18.2 1.7 21.1 1.8 19.7 2.4
Hypertension 58.3 2.3 63.2 2.7 58.1 4.2 54.3 2.7 64.2 2.3 63.9 3.0
Arthritis 25.8 2.1 27.9 1.9 32.9 2.9 35.9 2.9 43.3 2.8 50.0 3.0
Urinary incontinence 25.8 2.3 38.4 3.0 40.5 3.6 46.3 2.7 55.1 2.8 53.4 3.4
Wave 1 Men Women
57–64 65–74 75–85 57–64 65–74 75–85
n = 528 n = 547 n = 379 n = 492 n = 545 n = 514
% SE % SE % SE % SE % SE % SE
Heart conditionb 15.0 2.3 22.0 1.7 32.4 2.6 10.5 1.5 9.8 1.0 16.6 1.7
Cancera 19.4 2.1 29.7 2.2 38.2 2.5 18.0 2.0 7.3 2.1 30.4 2.7
Stroke 4.7 0.8 8.1 1.4 14.5 2.1 6.7 1.1 7.5 1.1 11.5 1.2
COPD/asthma 12.2 1.9 16.2 1.8 12.9 1.8 21.1 2.0 20.5 1.8 17.1 2.0
Alzheimer’s disease or dementia 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.2 2.3 0.6 0.4 0.3 1.1 0.4 1.3 0.4
Diabetes 20.4 1.9 22.8 2.1 21.6 2.2 17.8 2.2 20.3 1.8 15.7 1.7
Hypertension 45.2 3.2 61.9 2.1 56.4 2.9 47.9 2.4 53.8 2.8 64.5 2.7
Arthritis (any) 37.3 1.9 44.6 2.3 55.0 3.2 53.5 2.1 58.2 1.9 68.6 2.2
Urinary incontinence 19.1 2.1 28.3 2.1 35.5 2.7 58.3 2.4 51.3 2.3 57.3 2.1

Notes. COPD = chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; NSHAP = National Social Life, Health and Aging Project.

aIncluded all cancer types.

bIncluded respondents with any of the following conditions: heart attack, procedure for heart failure, surgery to unclog arteries in leg.