Table 2.
Association between age and distinct diseases or group of diseases, as absolute numbers and as percentage.
| Characteristics n, % |
< 50 44 10.19% |
50–59 69 15.97% |
60–69 120 27.78% |
70–79 128 29.93% |
≥ 80 71 16.44% |
p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||||||
| Male |
29 66% |
56 81.16% |
73 60.83% |
80 62.5% |
44 61.97% |
0.05 |
| Female |
15 34.09% |
13 19.84% |
47 39.17% |
48 37.5% |
27 38.03% |
|
| Distinct diseases | ||||||
| Hypertension |
12 27.28% |
21 30.43% |
49 40.83% |
45 35.16% |
35 49.30% |
0.074 |
| Obesity |
13 29.55% |
9 13.04% |
20 16.67% |
8 6.25% |
3 4.23% |
0.0001 |
| Diabetes | ||||||
| Total |
14 31.82% |
23 33.33% |
53 44.17% |
48 37.5% |
16 22.53% |
0.045 |
| Diabetes mellitus, unspecified |
7 15.91% |
8 11.59% |
18 15.00% |
24 18.75% |
10 14.08% |
0.74 |
| Diabetes mellitus type 2 |
7 15.91% |
12 17.39% |
31 25.83% |
20 15.63% |
5 7.04% |
0.021 |
| Diabetes mellitus type 1 | – |
3 4.34% |
4 3.33% |
4 3.13% |
1 1.40% |
– |
| Diseases of the circulatory system, unspecified |
6 13.64% |
7 10.14% |
18 15.00% |
23 17.97% |
14 19.72% |
0.53 |
| Supraventricular tachyarrhythmia |
1 2.27% |
– | – |
12 9.38% |
10 14.08% |
– |
| Heart failure, unspecified | – |
5 7.25% |
10 8.33% ( |
7 5.47% |
8 11.27% |
– |
| Cerebral ischaemic stroke |
2 4.55% |
1 1.49% |
9 7.50% |
9 7.03% |
7 9.86% |
0.31 |
| Acute ischaemic heart disease, unspecified | – |
2 2.90% |
7 5.83% |
4 3.13% |
6 8.45% |
– |
| Chronic kidney disease |
4 9.09% |
3 4.35% |
14 11.67% |
14 10.94% |
9 12.67% |
0.48 |
| Dependence on renal dialysis |
3 6.82% |
13 13.04% |
13 10.83% |
15 11.72% |
3 4.23% |
0.072 |
| Kidney failure, unspecified |
3 6.82% |
3 4.35% |
9 7.50% |
8 6.25% |
3 4.23% |
0.87 |
| Respiratory failure |
2 4.55% |
4 5.80% ) |
3 2.50% |
4 3.13% |
6 8.45% |
0.33 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
1 2.27% |
– |
12 10.00% |
10 7.81% |
2 2.82% |
– |
| Aggregated group of diseases | ||||||
| Diseases of the circulatory system |
14 31.82% |
33 47.83% |
74 61.67% |
82 64.06% |
53 74.65% |
0.0001 |
| Endocrine, nutritional or metabolic diseases |
21 47.73% |
30 43.48% |
63 52.50% |
53 41.41% |
18 25.35% |
0.007 |
| Diseases of the genitourinary system |
7 15.91% |
7 10.14% |
24 20.00% |
29 22.66% |
12 16.90% |
0.27 |
| Diseases of the respiratory system |
6 13.64% |
10 14.49% |
18 15.00% |
20 15.63% |
13 18.31% |
0.96 |
| Diseases of the nervous system |
3 6.82% |
2 2.90% |
18 15.00% |
19 14.84% |
19 26.76% |
0.001 |
| Diseases of the digestive system |
4 9.09% |
8 11.59% |
18 15.00% |
10 7.81% |
4 5.63% |
0.23 |
| Neoplasms |
1 2.27% |
7 10.14% |
12 10.00% |
16 12.50% |
4 5.63% |
0.25 |
| Mental, behavioural or neurodevelopmental disorders |
3 6.82% |
2 2.90% |
6 5.00% |
15 11.72% |
10 14.08% |
0.049 |
| Factors influencing health status or contact with health services |
4 9.09% |
10 14.49% |
15 12.50% |
19 14.84% |
6 8.45% |
0.66 |
| Symptoms, signs or clinical findings, not elsewhere classified |
2 4.55% |
3 4.35% |
6 5.00% |
11 8.59% |
2 2.82% |
0.46 |
| Certain infectious or parasitic diseases |
3 6.82% |
2 2.90% |
6 5.00% |
4 3.13% |
5 7.04% |
0.63 |
In bold the p-values that reached the statistical significance.