Table 2. Prevalence of chronic diseases in adults aged 55 years or older in the SU.VI.MAX 2 study by gender and age group.
| TOTAL | MALE (n = 2738, 48.5%) | FEMALE (n = 2909, 51.5%) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55–59 years | 60–64 years | 65–69 years | ≥ 70 years | Total | 55–59 years | 60–64 years | 65–69 years | ≥70 years | Total | ||
| Hypertension | 1347 (23.9) | 101 (20.3) | 253 (24.7) | 243 (32.5) | 152 (32.6) | 749 (27.4) | 165 (16.9) | 196 (20.1) | 152 (23.9) | 85 (26.6) | 598 (20.6) |
| Heart failure | 81 (1.4) | 5 (1.0) | 11 (1.1) | 18 (2.4) | 19 (4.1) | 53 (1.9) | 9 (0.9) | 5 (0.5) | 8 (1.3) | 6 (1.9) | 28 (1.0) |
| Arrhythmias and palpitations | 276 (4.9) | 13 (2.6) | 40 (3.9) | 51 (6.8) | 40 (8.6) | 144 (5.3) | 31 (3.2) | 38 (3.9) | 43 (6.8) | 20 (6.3) | 132 (4.5) |
| Ischemic cardiovascular/vascular impairments | 347 (6.1) | 21 (4.2) | 72 (7.0) | 87 (11.6) | 67 (14.4) | 247 (9.0) | 24 (2.5) | 20 (2.1) | 35 (5.5) | 21 (6.6) | 100 (3.4) |
| Respiratory impairments | 292 (5.2) | 31 (6.2) | 43 (4.2) | 38 (5.1) | 26 (5.6) | 138 (5.0) | 44 (4.5) | 39 (4.0) | 40 (6.3) | 31 (9.7) | 154 (5.3) |
| Hearing impairments | 913 (16.2) | 68 (13.7) | 172 (16.8) | 168 (22.5) | 134 (28.7) | 542 (19.8) | 99 (10.1) | 107 (11.0) | 99 (15.6) | 66 (20.6) | 371 (12.8) |
| Ear, nose and throat impairments | 162 (2.9) | 12 (2.4) | 25 (2.4) | 30 (4.0) | 6 (1.3) | 73 (2.7) | 28 (2.9) | 30 (3.1) | 19 (3.0) | 12 (3.8) | 89 (3.1) |
| Digestive impairments | 526 (9.3) | 34 (6.8) | 84 (8.2) | 49 (6.6) | 44 (9.4) | 211 (7.7) | 93 (9.5) | 101 (10.4) | 78 (12.3) | 43 (13.4) | 315 (10.8) |
| Vertebral diseases | 430 (7.6) | 30 (6.0) | 50 (4.9) | 42 (5.6) | 37 (7.9) | 159 (5.8) | 75 (7.7) | 84 (8.6) | 70 (11.0) | 42 (13.1) | 271 (9.3) |
| Osteoporosis | 477 (8.5) | 8 (1.6) | 12 (1.2) | 14 (1.9) | 5 (1.1) | 39 (1.4) | 120 (12.3) | 152 (15.6) | 107 (16.9) | 59 (18.4) | 438 (15.1) |
| Arthritis and rheumatism | 2313 (41.0) | 113 (22.7) | 319 (31.1) | 291 (38.9) | 203 (43.5) | 926 (33.8) | 378 (38.7) | 472 (48.4) | 342 (53.9) | 195 (60.9) | 1387 (47.7) |
| Adenoma or prostatic hyperplasia | 325 (5.8) | 26 (5.2) | 111 (10.8) | 116 (15.5) | 72 (15.4) | 325 (11.9) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Thyroid disease | 454 (8.0) | 6 (1.2) | 32 (3.1) | 22 (2.9) | 14 (3.0) | 74 (2.7) | 133 (13.6) | 117 (12.0) | 74 (11.7) | 56 (17.5) | 380 (13.1) |
| Diabetes | 161 (2.9) | 15 (3.0) | 27 (2.6) | 49 (6.6) | 24 (5.1) | 115 (4.2) | 9 (0.9) | 17 (1.7) | 13 (2.1) | 7 (2.2) | 46 (1.6) |
| Vision impairments | 2286 (40.5) | 152 (30.6) | 371 (36.2) | 285 (38.1) | 219 (46.9) | 1027 (37.5) | 397 (40.6) | 400 (41.0) | 282 (44.4) | 180 (56.3) | 1259 (43.3) |
| Anxiety / depression | 1058 (18.7) | 76 (15.3) | 136 (13.3) | 84 (11.2) | 46 (9.9) | 342 (12.5) | 263 (26.9) | 247 (25.3) | 135 (21.3) | 71 (22.2) | 716 (24.6) |
| Sleeping troubles | 1175 (20.8) | 65 (13.1) | 185 (18.0) | 120 (16.0) | 68 (14.6) | 438 (16.0) | 260 (26.6) | 237 (24.3) | 153 (24.1) | 87 (27.2) | 737 (25.3) |
| Memory impairments | 334 (5.9) | 13 (2.6) | 39 (3.8) | 39 (5.2) | 30 (6.4) | 121 (4.4) | 48 (4.9) | 62 (6.4) | 64 (10.1) | 39 (12.2) | 213 (7.3) |
| Cancer | 309 (5.5) | 19 (3.8) | 58 (5.7) | 63 (8.4) | 48 (10.3) | 188 (6.9) | 25 (2.6) | 44 (4.5) | 29 (4.6) | 23 (7.2) | 121 (4.2) |
| Number of chronic conditions | |||||||||||
| 0 | 721 (12.8) | 111 (22.3) | 174 (17.0) | 86 (11.5) | 44 (9.4) | 415 (15.2) | 141 (14.4) | 101 (10.4) | 48 (7.6) | 16 (5.0) | 306 (10.5) |
| 1 | 1325 (23.5) | 165 (33.2) | 270 (26.3) | 168 (22.5) | 78 (16.7) | 681 (24.9) | 235 (24.0) | 224 (23.0) | 125 (19.7) | 60 (18.8) | 644 (22.1) |
| 2 | 1315 (23.3) | 109 (21.9) | 256 (25.0) | 162 (21.7) | 112 (24.0) | 639 (23.3) | 230 (23.5) | 247 (25.3) | 144 (22.7) | 55 (17.2) | 676 (23.2) |
| 3 | 1007 (17.8) | 63(12.7) | 174 (17.0) | 161 (21.5) | 100 (21.4) | 498 (18.2) | 163 (16.7) | 175 (17.9) | 119 (18.7) | 52 (16.3) | 509 (17.5) |
| 4+ | 1279 (22.7) | 49 (9.9) | 152 (14.8) | 171 (22.9) | 133 (28.5) | 505 (18.4) | 209 (21.4) | 229 (23.5) | 199 (31.3) | 137 (42.8) | 774 (26.6) |
| Multimorbidity | 3601 (63.8) | 221 (44.5) | 582 (56.7) | 494 (66.0) | 345 (73.9) | 1642 (60.0) | 602 (61.6) | 651 (66.7) | 462 (72.8) | 244 (76.3) | 1959 (67.3) |
Data are unweighted frequencies (n) and proportions (%).