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. 2016 Sep 30;16:1032. doi: 10.1186/s12889-016-3682-9

Table 2.

Prevalence of chronic disease, poor health, and probable mental disorder among older adults across seven states in India in 2011 (unit = %)

Hypertension Diabetes Asthma Arthritis At least 1 chronic disease Poor Health Probable Mental Disorder
Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female
Marital Status
 Currently Married 18 24 12 11 8 6 23 34 30 37 49 52 24 24
 Widowed 0 to 4 years 20 29 16 12 11 7 24 30 31 36 62 65 28 38
 Widowed 5 to 9 years 13 18 12 8 6 7 26 28 28 31 51 45 34 30
 Widowed 10+ years 18 28 9 11 10 7 31 35 36 40 57 64 35 39
Age Group
 60–64 15 21 12 10 5 5 17 28 23 32 41 47 20 24
 65–69 18 26 11 11 8 7 23 35 29 38 49 55 23 31
 70–74 20 28 12 11 9 8 28 38 35 43 54 62 27 37
 75–79 24 31 15 13 10 8 28 31 36 37 61 69 28 37
 80+ years 22 27 11 8 15 9 38 39 45 44 64 74 38 46
Living with Children
 No 18 21 13 9 8 7 24 34 30 38 48 56 27 33
 Yes 18 27 12 11 8 7 24 33 30 37 51 57 24 31
Caste
 Scheduled Caste 14 22 7 8 8 5 26 35 31 38 58 61 30 37
 Schedule Tribe 10 13 5 4 7 8 25 30 28 31 43 47 31 38
 Other Backward Caste 17 24 12 12 8 7 23 27 29 31 50 57 30 35
 None of them 22 30 15 12 9 7 24 38 30 43 47 56 18 26
Work status (in the last 1 year)
 No 21 27 14 12 9 7 24 34 31 38 53 58 27 32
 Yes 13 14 8 4 6 6 23 28 28 30 44 49 22 34
Education
 None 14 22 6 7 9 6 33 37 36 40 59 61 37 39
  < 5 years 17 32 10 16 10 8 23 27 30 34 56 56 30 26
 6 to 10 years 19 30 14 16 8 7 19 25 26 30 43 42 16 14
  ≥ 11 years 29 32 22 19 5 6 16 35 25 41 35 48 12 14
Household Wealth Quintile
 Bottom 9 13 3 4 8 5 27 31 29 34 60 64 44 49
 Second 13 18 8 6 9 6 26 34 29 37 53 57 35 40
 Third 17 28 9 12 9 7 26 31 31 35 49 56 24 29
 Fourth 18 30 13 14 8 8 21 33 29 39 45 52 17 23
 Top 31 38 24 20 7 8 21 36 32 42 44 55 9 17
Place
 Urban 20 28 15 13 7 7 21 31 28 36 46 53 20 29
 Rural 17 23 9 8 9 7 27 35 32 39 54 60 30 35
State
 Himachal Pradesh 15 22 9 8 9 6 24 43 29 46 38 46 13 22
 Punjab 25 38 13 14 7 6 38 52 44 56 60 68 10 13
 West Bengal 19 28 9 7 3 2 15 25 25 31 71 80 37 43
 Orissa 15 17 9 5 5 4 22 29 24 30 45 47 36 46
 Maharashtra 13 16 9 6 13 11 31 36 33 37 38 41 26 31
 Kerala 35 45 32 28 16 13 13 17 33 30 62 71 11 23
 Tamil Nadu 9 12 6 6 3 3 20 27 23 30 45 50 42 46