Table 7.
Four‐year mortality, by health condition, with and without co‐morbidity
| Prevalence in 2002–03 | Aged 55–69 | Aged 70–84 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HRS | ELSA | HRS | ELSA | ||
| Stroke | Only | 8.0 | 10.3 | 8.0*** | 18.2** |
| + co‐morbidity | 13.7 | 14.7 | 38.0 | 29.9 | |
| Diabetes | Only | 5.2*** | 5.7* | 16.3*** | 10.4*** |
| + co‐morbidity | 11.8 | 11.3 | 33.6 | 26.9 | |
| Lung disease | Only | 5.5** | 4.0*** | 13.8*** | 17.9** |
| + co‐morbidity | 10.7 | 18.4 | 35.6 | 31.1 | |
| Cancer | Only | 7.2** | 9.8** | 15.3*** | 17.7*** |
| + co‐morbidity | 12.2 | 18.8 | 30.1 | 32.4 | |
| Moderate disability | Only | 4.4*** | 5.6*** | 18.1*** | 15.9*** |
| + co‐morbidity | 12.2 | 15.7 | 35.1 | 29.3 | |
| Severe disability | Only | 7.8*** | 8.7*** | 28.7*** | 18.6*** |
| + co‐morbidity | 16.5 | 18.5 | 45.8 | 33.8 | |
Note: ELSA sample is weighted. ‘Moderate disability’ is defined as reporting four or more limitations (out of 22). ‘Severe disability’ is defined using an alternative threshold of eight limitations. ***, ** and * indicate significant difference between ‘only’ and ‘+ co‐morbidity’ at 1 per cent, 5 per cent and 10 per cent level, according to ‘t’ tests.