Table 3.
Percent difference for age and sex for diseases (NIDDM, HTN and Cardiac Disease) in individuals seeking financial assistance in a State-funded, short-term support program (2008).
| Age | Diabetes | Heart | Hypertension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Difference (%) | Male | Female | Difference (%) | Male | Female | Difference (%) | |
| 17–30 | (4)a 2% b,b |
(49) % 3% |
1 | 0 | (18) 1% |
1 | (5) 3% |
(131) 8% |
5 |
| 31–40 | (23) 7% |
(216) 8% |
1 | (9) 3% |
(6) 2% |
1 | (30) 9% |
(431) 16% |
7 |
| 41–50 | (70) 13% |
(534) 18% |
5 | (40) 7% |
(177) 6% |
1 | (87) 16% |
(851) 28% |
12 |
| 51–60 | (141) 27% |
(922) 33% |
5 | (75) 15% |
(371) 14% |
1 | (149) 29% |
(1387) 50% |
21 |
| 61–70 | (117) 33% |
(612) 38% |
5 | (74) 21% |
(286) 18% |
3 | (136) 38% |
(935) 57% |
19 |
| 71 & over | (12) 19% |
(56) 28% |
11 | (12) 19% |
(32) 16% |
3 | (26) 42% |
(96) 48% |
6 |
a
Raw numbers in parentheses.
b
Column percent.