Table 1.
Prevalence of specified disorders in a population-based sample of older adults, by information source
| Information sources | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Self-reports % (n) | Proxy-reports % (n) | P-valuea | NPR % (n) | P-valueb | |
| Myocardial infarction (N = 413) | 9.0 (37) | 8.0 (33) | 0.453 | 7.5 (31) | 0.211 |
| Angina pectoris (N = 398) | 13.8 (55) | 11.3 (45) | 0.066 | 12.6 (50) | 0.499 |
| Intermittent claudication (N = 408) | 4.2 (17) | 3.2 (13) | 0.480 | 0.2 (1) | <0.001 |
| Heart failure (N = 394) | 7.9 (31) | 8.1 (32) | 1.000 | 3.0 (12) | <0.001 |
| Atrial fibrillation (N = 400) | 15.5 (62) | 13.8 (55) | 0.337 | 12.0 (48) | 0.006 |
| Hypertension (N = 386) | 63.5 (245) | 49.0 (189) | <0.001 | 31.3 (121) | <0.001 |
| Diabetes mellitus (N = 407) | 11.3 (46) | 10.6 (43) | 0.628 | 7.1 (29) | 0.003 |
aDifferences in prevalence for proxy-reports compared to self-reports, analysed with McNemar’s test.
bDifferences in prevalence for the National Patient Register (NPR) compared to self-reports, analysed with McNemar’s test.