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. 2021 Jun 23;54(Suppl 2):108–113. doi: 10.1007/s00391-021-01920-9

Table 2.

Treated diseases by gender

Reported treatment Overall (%) Men (%) Women (%)
Yes No Yes No Yes No
Myocardial infection 7.4 92.6 12.5 87.5 4.5 95.5
Heart disease (e.g., heart failure) 34.9 65.2 32.1 67.9 36.5 63.5
Hypertension 59.4 40.5 57.7 42.3 60.4 39.6
Stroke 7.9 92.2 7.1 92.9 8.4 91.6
Mental disorder (e.g., phobia, depression) 6.7 93.3 4.4 95.6 8.1 91.9
Cancer 8 92.0 11.9 88.1 5.8 94.2
Diabetes 16.5 83.6 17.2 82.8 16.1 83.9
Respiratory or lung disease 12.6 87.4 12.8 87.2 12.6 87.4
Back pain 32.6 67.3 27.5 72.5 35.6 64.4
Gastrointestinal disease 13.3 86.8 10.8 89.2 14.7 85.3
Kidney disease 7.3 92.7 8 92 7 93
Liver disease 2 98.3 1.6 98.4 2.2 97.8
Blood disorders (e.g., anemia) 2.5 97.5 2.2 97.8 2.7 97.3
Bone or joint disorder 45.8 54.3 35.8 64.2 51.5 48.5
Urinary disorder 17 83.1 20.2 79.8 15.2 84.8
Insomnia 14.2 85.9 10.8 89.2 16.1 83.9
Vision impairment 30.5 69.7 28.5 71.5 31.5 68.5
Hearing impairment 20.9 79.3 23.7 76.3 19.2 80.8
Neurologic disease 9.9 90.3 8.6 91.4 10.6 89.4
Other chronic disease 12.5 87.3 9.1 90.9 14.5 85.5