Table 3. Common comorbidities and age distribution in patients with HD.
| Population | Total case | Age group (years) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <30 | 30–39 | 40–49 | 50–59 | 60–69 | ≥70 | |||
| Hypertension | ||||||||
| Patients with HD | 690 (45.3) | 12 (6.8) | 22 (16.8) | 51 (21.3) | 148 (41.7) | 189 (65.4) | 268 (81) | |
| General population | - | - | 9.5 | 19.0 | 32.3 | 51.5 | 67.2 | |
| Diabetes mellitus | ||||||||
| Patients with HD | 488 (32.1) | 12 (6.8) | 15 (11.5) | 43 (18) | 112 (31.5) | 124 (42.9) | 182 (55) | |
| General population | - | - | 2.7 | 8.1 | 14.4 | 24.4 | 31.0 | |
| Dyslipidemia | ||||||||
| Patients with HD | 722 (47.5) | 22 (12.5) | 31 (23.7) | 87 (36.4) | 190 (53.5) | 186 (64.4) | 206 (62.2) | |
| General population | - | - | 10.0 | 16.4 | 31.2 | 42.8 | 35.1 | |
| CKD | ||||||||
| Patients with HD | 61 (4.0) | 1 (0.6) | 0 (0) | 2 (0.8) | 8 (2.3) | 17 (5.9) | 33 (10) | |
| General population | - | - | 4.1 | 5.0 | 8.7 | 16.5 | 30.8 | |
The case of patient with HD corresponds to this study, and the case of the general population was based on the KNHANES study. Data are n (%) values for each comorbidity.
CKD, chronic kidney disease; HD, Huntington's disease; KNHANES, Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.