Table 3.
Self-reported comorbidities in Brazilian BACE participants.
| Comorbidities | 55–74 years n (%) |
>75 years n (%) |
Total (602) n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heart disease | 99 (19.9) | 28 (26.9) | 127 (21.1) |
| High blood pressure | 344 (69.1) | 83 (74.8) | 427 (70.9) |
| Lung disease | 46 (8.6) | 3 (5.8) | 49 (8.1) |
| Diabetes | 120 (24.1) | 23 (22.1) | 143 (23.8) |
| Ulcer or stomach disease | 175 (35.1) | 27 (26) | 202 (33.6) |
| Kidney disease | 50 (11.4) | 10 (11.5) | 60 (11.5) |
| Liver disease | 40 (8.1) | 7 (6.7) | 47 (7.8) |
| Anemia or other blood diseases | 33 (6.6) | 6 (5.8) | 39 (6.5) |
| Cancer | 15 (3) | 8 (7.7) | 23 (3.8)* |
| Depression | 165 (33.1) | 32 (30.8) | 197 (32.7) |
| OA knee/hip | 235 (47.3) | 47(45.2) | 282 (46.9) |
| OA hand | 97 (22.3) | 18 (20.7) | 115 (22) |
| Rheumatoid arthritis | 34 (6.9) | 10 (9.6) | 44 (7.3) |
| Neck and shoulder complaints | 322 (74.2) | 59 (67.8) | 381 (73.1) |
| Headache | 166 (38.2) | 27 (31) | 193 (37) |
| Foot problems | 127 (45.5) | 26 (29) | 223 (42)* |
| Gout | 20 (4.6) | 2 (2.3) | 22 (4.2) |
| Neurological problems | 17 (3.9) | 5 (5.7) | 22 (4.2) |
*
p < 0.05.
**p < 0.01.