Table 2.
Chronic disease among participants in the Cardiovascular Health Study at their first visit at age 90+
| Women N=1,237 |
Men N=652 |
Total N=1,889 |
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| Disease | N (%) | ||
| Any Cardiovascular Disease* | 582 (47.0%) | 344 (52.8%) | 926 (49.0%) |
| Coronary Heart Disease | 386 (31.2%) | 252 (38.7%) | 638 (33.8%) |
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| Angina | 369 (29.8%) | 236 (36.2%) | 605 (32%) |
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| Myocardial Infarction | 169 (13.7%) | 141 (21.6%) | 310 (16.4%) |
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| Revascularization | 97 (7.8%) | 124 (19.0%) | 221 (11.7%) |
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| Cerebrovascular Disease* | 206 (16.7%) | 91 (14.0%) | 297 (15.7%) |
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| Stroke | 157 (12.7%) | 59 (9.0%) | 216 (11.4%) |
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| Transient Ischemic Attack | 62 (5.0%) | 42 (6.4%) | 104 (5.5%) |
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| Claudication | 36 (2.9%) | 30 (4.6%) | 66 (3.5%) |
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| Heart Failure | 260 (21.0%) | 137 (21.0%) | 397 (21.0%) |
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| Diabetes† | 164 (13.3%) | 84 (12.9%) | 248 (13.1%) |
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| Cancer‡§‖ | 154 (12.4%) | 127 (19.5%) | 281 (14.9%) |
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| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease‡ | 209 (16.9%) | 101 (15.5%) | 310 (16.4%) |
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| Dementia†‡¶ | 353 (28.5%) | 140 (21.5%) | 493 (26.1%) |
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| Any Chronic Disease* | 895 (72.4%) | 484 (74.2%) | 1,379 (73.0%) |
*
Component diseases may sum to more than total because participants may have more than one
†
Determined by use of medication indicated for this condition
‡
Determined by ICD-9 hospitalization codes from hospital records and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services data during CHS follow-up
§
Prevalent cancer was determined by self-report at baseline
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The most common cancer types included breast in 54 women, prostate in 63 men, and colorectal in 41 women and 23 men
¶
Determined by the CHS Cognition Study