Table 2.
Comorbidities a, overall and by sex
| Comorbidity | All N (%) |
Women N (%) N = 1101 |
Men N (%) N = 920 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heart disease | 135 (6.7) | 34 (3.1) | 101 (11.0) |
| Hypertension | 482 (23.8) | 262 (23.8) | 220 (23.9) |
| Chronic lung disease | 205 (10.1) | 116 (10.5) | 89 (9.7) |
| Diabetes | 113 (5.6) | 44 (4.0) | 69 (7.5) |
| Kidney disease | 40 (2.0) | 17 (1.5) | 23 (2.5) |
| Liver disease | 23 (1.1) | 9 (0.8) | 14 (1.5) |
| Stomach/Bowel disease | 123 (6.1) | 62 (5.6) | 61 (6.6) |
| Rheumatic disease | 145 (7.2) | 100 (9.1) | 45 (4.9) |
| Arthrosis | 375 (18.6) | 260 (23.6) | 115 (12.5) |
| Epilepsy | 22 (1.1) | 16 (1.5) | 6 (0.7) |
| Stroke | 60 (3.0) | 27 (2.5) | 33 (3.6) |
| Depression | 259 (12.8) | 169 (15.3) | 90 (9.8) |
| Other psychiatric conditions | 155 (7.7) | 99 (9.0) | 56(6.1) |
aThe Self-Administered Comorbidity Questionnaire [36]