Table 2.

Individual-level and couple-level discordant conditions among wives and husbands at baseline

Pairs of discordant conditions	Wife	Husband	Couple
	%	%	%
Arthritis–Cancer	5.7	5.1	9.5
Arthritis–Diabetes	5.7**	7.5	12.0
Arthritis–Heart disease	8.8***	12.9	18.2
Arthritis–Hypertension	24.1*	22.1	37.6
Arthritis–Lung disease	4.9	4.1	7.1
Arthritis–Stroke	1.8	2.2	4.0
Cancer–Diabetes	1.2	1.6	2.2
Cancer–Heart disease	1.7**	2.8	3.9
Cancer–Hypertension	4.5	4.3	8.6
Cancer–Lung disease	0.8	0.6	1.3
Cancer–Stroke	0.3	0.6	0.8
Lung disease–Diabetes	1.0	0.7	1.8
Lung disease–Heart disease	1.9	2.2	2.8
Lung disease–Hypertension	3.6*	2.7	5.9
Lung disease–Stroke	0.4	0.2	0.6

Note. Fifteen possible pairs of discordant conditions within individuals and between spouses are presented. Individuals and couples with one or more pairs of discordant conditions were categorized as having discordant conditions. N = 3,991 couples.

*Significant gender difference at p < .05.

**Significant gender difference at p < .01.

***Significant gender difference at p < .001.