Table 3.
The rank prevalence of 19 self-reported chronic diseases and most prevalent related pairs of chronic diseases with a percentage > 4% in the sample population
| Type of single disease | Sample,n (%) | 95% CI | Rank | Pairs of diseasesb | Sample,n (%) | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hypertension | 5052 (27.9) | 27.2,28.5 | 1 | HT + DM | 841 (4.6) | 4.3,4.9 |
| Chronic pain | 1827 (10.1) | 9.6,10.5 | 2 | HT + BD | 712 (3.9) | 3.6,4.2 |
| Bone disease | 1821 (10.0) | 9.6,10.5 | 3 | HT + CP | 663 (3.7) | 3.4,3.9 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 1361 (7.5) | 7.1,7.9 | 4 | HT + DL | 628 (3.5) | 3.2,3.7 |
| Dyslipidemia | 1084 (6.0) | 5.6,6.3 | 5 | CP + BD | 498 (2.8) | 2.5,3.0 |
| Gastroenteritis | 782 (4.3) | 4.0,4.6 | 6 | HT + GT | 417 (2.3) | 2.1,2.5 |
| Gout | 775 (4.3) | 4.0,4.6 | 7 | DM + DL | 231 (1.3) | 1.1,1.4 |
| Coronary disease | 449 (2.5) | 2.3,2.7 | 8 | HT + GE | 216 (1.2) | 1.0,1.4 |
| Stroke | 426 (2.4) | 2.1,2.6 | 9 | CP + DL | 209 (1.2) | 1.0,1.3 |
| Peripheral vascular disease | 411 (2.3) | 2.1,2.5 | 10 | BD + DL | 208 (1.2) | 1.0,1.3 |
| Spleen and gallbladder diseases | 255 (1.4) | 1.2,1.6 | 11 | CP + GE | 205 (1.1) | 1.0,1.3 |
| COPDa | 187 (1.0) | 0.9,1.2 | 12 | BD + DM | 180 (1.0) | 0.9,1.1 |
| Chronic kidney disease | 125 (0.7) | 0.6,0.8 | 13 | BD + GE | 165 (0.9) | 0.8,1.1 |
| Cancer | 104 (0.6) | 0.5,0.7 | 14 | BD + GT | 153 (0.8) | 0.7,1.0 |
| Multiple sclerosis | 52 (0.3) | 0.2,0.4 | 15 | DL + GT | 146 (0.8) | 0.7,0.9 |
| Dementia | 45 (0.3) | 0.2,0.3 | 16 | CP + DM | 144 (0.8) | 0.7,0.9 |
| Anxiety | 37 (0.2) | 0.1,0.3 | 17 | CP + GT | 128 (0.7) | 0.5,0.8 |
| Depression | 27 (0.2) | 0.1,0.2 | 18 | DM + GT | 87 (0.5) | 0.4,0.6 |
| Phthisis | 22 (0.1) | 0.1,0.2 | 19 | DL + GE | 79 (0.4) | 0.3,0.5 |
CI Confidence interval, HT Hypertension, CP Chronic pain, BD Bone diseases, DM Diabetes mellitus, DL Dyslipidemia, GE Gastroenteritis, GT Gout
a COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
b All pairs have significantly correlation (P < 0.05)