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. 2007 Nov 30;13(4):203–210. doi: 10.2188/jea.13.203

Table 1. Most prevalent active medical problems at study entry a,b.

Diagnostic categoryc %
Hypertension 55.4
CHD 47.7
Pulmonary disease 45.8
Arthritis disease 44.3
Gastrointestinal disease 42.1
Anemia 26.6
Cerebrovascular disease 25.9
Arrhythmia 25.9
Congestive heart failure 25.4
Diabetes 25.1

a: Included primary and secondary diagnosis.

b: Percent of patients with at least one of conditions from the given diagnostic category.

c: CHD: Included coronary heart disease and angina.
Pulmonary disease: Included chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, bronchitis, pneumonia.
Gastrointestinal disease: Included liver disease, and upper and lower gastrointestinal disorders.