Table 2.
Profile of chronic conditions.
| Major disease conditions | Prevalence | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Total (N = 600) n (%) |
Urban (N = 300) n (%) |
Rural (N = 300) n (%) |
P-value | |
| Hypertension | 261 (44) | 127 (42) | 134 (45) | 0.564 |
| Diabetes | 215 (36) | 130 (43) | 85 (28) | 0.001 |
| Musculoskeletal disorders | 91 (15) | 31 (10) | 60 (20) | 0.001 |
| Acid peptic disease | 54 (9) | 13 (4) | 41 (14) | 0.001 |
| Cancer | 46 (8) | 23 (8) | 23 (8) | 1.000 |
| Chronic lung diseases | 46 (8) | 29 (10) | 17 (6) | 0.066 |
| Thyroid disorders | 31 (5) | 23 (8) | 8 (3) | 0.006 |
| Chronic heart disease | 28 (5) | 19 (6) | 9 (3) | 0.053 |
| Chronic kidney diseases | 23 (4) | 13 (4) | 10 (3) | 0.524 |
| Brain stroke/paralysis | 18 (3) | 8 (3) | 10 (3) | 0.632 |
| Psychiatric illness | 14 (2) | 7 (2) | 7 (2) | 1.000 |
| Visual impairments | 12 (2) | 3 (1) | 9 (3) | 0.142 |
| Hemoglobinopathies | 11 (2) | 4 (1) | 7 (2) | 0.545 |
| Disability/deformity | 8(1) | 6 (2) | 2 (1) | 0.286 |
| Migraine | 5 (1) | 4 (1) | 1 (0.3) | 0.373 |
| Vertigo/hearing impairment | 5 (1) | 2 (1) | 3 (1) | 1.000 |
| Epilepsy | 4 (1) | 2 (1) | 2 (1) | 1.000 |
| Chronic liver diseases | 3 (1) | 0 (0) | 3 (1) | 0.249 |
| Dementia/parkinsonism | 1 (0.2) | 1 (0.3) | 0 (0) | 0.317 |
| Hypertension and Diabetes | 83 (14) | 49 (16) | 34 (11) | 0.076 |
| Hypertension and Musculoskeletal disorders | 23 (4) | 12 (4) | 11 (4) | 0.832 |
| Diabetes and Musculoskeletal disorders | 16 (3) | 9 (3) | 7 (2) | 0.612 |
Bold values indicates statistically significant.