Table 3.
Prevalence of comorbidities
| Prevalence (%) | p value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| <75 years | ≥75 years | Total | ||
| Asthma | 21.1 | 23.0 | 22.0 | n.s. |
| Interstitial pneumonia | 5.4 | 10.9 | 7.8 | n.s. |
| Lung cancer | 5.2 | 6.0 | 5.5 | n.s. |
| Other malignancies | 17.6 | 25.7 | 21.2 | 0.05 |
| Anxiety | 8.3 | 5.6 | 7.1 | n.s. |
| Depression | 7.9 | 13.5 | 10.2 | 0.07 |
| Hypertension | 29.6 | 46.5 | 37.0 | <0.01 |
| Coronary artery disease | 9.4 | 14.2 | 11.5 | n.s. |
| Arrhythmia | 9.9 | 12.0 | 10.8 | n.s. |
| Chronic heart failure | 4.3 | 8.2 | 6.0 | n.s. |
| Aortic aneurysm | 1.7 | 6.6 | 3.9 | 0.01 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 15.0 | 14.8 | 14.9 | n.s. |
| Dyslipidemia | 17.6 | 15.9 | 16.8 | n.s. |
| Hyperuricemia | 7.3 | 10.4 | 8.7 | n.s. |
| Cerebral infarction | 5.2 | 7.7 | 6.3 | n.s. |
| Chronic renal failure | 1.2 | 3.2 | 2.0 | n.s. |
| Gastro-esophageal reflux disease | 34.9 | 31.1 | 33.3 | n.s. |
| Peptic ulcer | 7.3 | 12.6 | 9.6 | 0.09 |
| Chronic sinusitis | 12.8 | 8.8 | 11.1 | n.s. |
| Prostatic hypertrophy | 7.7 | 19.7 | 13.0 | <0.01 |
| Liver dysfunction/Liver cirrhosis | 8.7 | 8.8 | 8.7 | n.s. |
| Collagen disease | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.9 | n.s. |
| Anemia | 15.7 | 37.2 | 25.0 | <0.01 |
| Osteoporosis | 15.2 | 23.7 | 18.9 | 0.06 |
| Cataract | 34.8 | 64.1 | 47.9 | <0.01 |
n.s. not significant