Table 2.

Frequency of conditions and diseases among men and women in the study cohort

	Women (n = 395) Frequency, n (%)	Men (n = 252) Frequency, n (%)	p value
Diabetes	49 (12)	41 (16)	0.2
Hypertension	228 (57)	152 (59)	0.6
Thyroid disease	62 (15)	15 (6)	0.001
Lung disease	51 (13)	31 (12)	0.8
Heart disease	89 (22)	82 (32)	0.008
Stroke/TIAa	65 (16)	62 (24)	0.015
Vision impairment	114 (28)	73 (28)	1.0
Hearing impairment	120 (30)	86 (33)	0.4
Joint/back problems	198 (49)	102 (40)	0.02

^aTIA transient ischemic attack. p values comparing differences between men and women