Table 4.
Prevalence of the most frequently seen diseases by age and gender.
| Diseases | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | N | URTI (n = 6364) n (%) | 95% CI | Chest Pain (n = 5282) n (%) | 95% CI | Injury (n = 4264) n (%) | 95% CI | Myalgia (n = 3232) n (%) | 95% CI | LRTI (n = 2577) n (%) | 95% CI |
| Male | |||||||||||
| 65–74 years | 5765 | 1662 (28.8) | 27.7–30.0 | 1080 (18.7) | 17.7–19.8 | 873 (15.1) | 14.2–16.0 | 805 (14.0) | 13.1–14.9 | 821 (14.2) | 13.4–15.2 |
| 75–84 years | 4292 | 1013 (23.6) | 22.4–24.9 | 1014 (23.6) | 22.4–24.9 | 808 (18.8) | 17.7–20.0 | 535 (12.5) | 11.5–15.5 | 527 (12.3) | 11.3–13.3 |
| ≥85 years | 834 | 140 (16.8) | 14.4–19.9 | 222 (26.6) | 23.7–29.7 | 155 (18.6) | 16.1–21.4 | 112 (13.4) | 11.3–15.9 | 155 (18.6) | 16.1–21.4 |
| Total | 10,891 | 2815 (25.9) | 25.0–26.7 | 2316 (21.3) | 20.5–22.0 | 1836 (16.9) | 16.2–17.6 | 1452 (13.3) | 12.7–14.0 | 1503 (13.8) | 13.2–14.5 |
| Female | |||||||||||
| 65–74 years | 7190 | 2177 (30.3) | 29.2–31.4 | 1459 (20.3) | 19.4–21.2 | 1214 (16.9) | 16–17.8 | 1011 (14.1) | 13.3–14.9 | 567 (7.9) | 7.3–8.5 |
| 75–84 years | 4187 | 1006 (24.0) | 22.8–25.3 | 1029 (24.6) | 23.3–25.9 | 874 (20.9) | 19.7–22.1 | 526 (12.6) | 11.6–13.6 | 357 (8.5) | 7.7–9.4 |
| ≥85 years | 1705 | 366 (21.5) | 19.6–23.5 | 478 (28.0) | 26.0–30.2 | 340 (19.9) | 18.1–21.9 | 243 (14.3) | 12.7–16.0 | 150 (8.8) | 7.5–10.2 |
| Total | 13,082 | 3549 (27.1) | 31.7–33.5 | 2966 (22.7) | 22.0–23.4 | 2428 (18.6) | 17.9–19.2 | 1780 (13.6) | 13.0–14.2 | 1074 (8.2) | 7.8–8.7 |
URTI: Upper respiratory tract infection, LRTI: Lower respiratory tract infection, CI: confidence interval.