. 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
Cancer^a	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 condition^b	15.0	2.3	22.0	1.7	32.4	2.6	10.5	1.5	9.8	1.0	16.6	1.7
Cancer^a	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.