Table 5.

Types of chronic diseases experienced by athletes, chess players, moderately activity and inactive older adults

	Masters Athletes	Chess players	Moderately active	Inactive
Asthma	2 (2.9%)	1 (2%)	4 (6.3%)	3 (4.8%)
Arthritis	4 (5.8%)	3 (6%)	19 (29.7%)	14 (22.6%)
Back problems	1 (1.4%)	4 (8%)	17 (26.6%)	16 (25.8%)
High-blood pressure	3 (4.3%)	5 (10%)	18 (28.1%)	17 (27.4%)
Migraine headaches	0	0	3 (4.7%)	5 (8.1%)
Chronic bronchitis	0	0	0	1 (1.6%)
Emphysema	0	0	0	2 (3.2%)
COPD	0	0	1 (1.6%)	3 (4.8%)
Diabetes	0	4 (8%)	7 (10.9%)	7 (11.3%)
Heart disease	1 (1.4%)	2 (4%)	3 (4.7%)	6 (9.7%)
Cancer	2 (2.9%)	0	1 (1.6%)	1 (1.6%)
Stomach or intestinal ulcers	0	0	2 (3.1%)	2 (3.2%)
Stroke	0	0	2 (3.1%)	1 (1.6%)
Urinary incontinence	0	2 (4%)	4 (6.3%)	1 (1.6%)
Bowel disorder	1 (1.4%)	3 (6%)	4 (6.3%)	2 (3.2%)
Total (N = 109)	11	15	43	40

Some participants reported prevalence of more than one type of chronic disease

COPD Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease