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Table 3 Prevalence of the most common morbidities in an elderly sample population aged 60 – 84 years, in all subjects and in men and women separately

From: Morbidity and related factors among elderly people in South Korea: results from the Ansan Geriatric (AGE) cohort study

 

All subjects (N = 2767)

Men (N = 1215)

Women (N = 1552)

 

Morbidity

ICD-10* code

%

Morbidity

ICD-10* code

%

Morbidity

ICD-10* code

%

1

Hypertension

I10

37.5

Hypertension

I10

33.7

Hypertension

I10

40.5

2

Arthritis

M06

15.6

Diabetes mellitus

E14

15.6

Osteoporosis

M80-M82

24.4

3

Diabetes mellitus

E14

14.9

Gastritis/gastric ulcer

K25, K29

11.6

Arthritis

M06

23.6

4

Osteoporosis

M80-M82

14.1

Diseases of the liver

K70, K73, K74, K76

6.8

Diabetes mellitus

E14

14.4

5

Gastritis/gastric ulcer

K25, K29

13.1

Lumbar intervertebral diseases

M51, M54

6.1

Gastritis/gastric ulcer

K25, K29

14.3

6

Lumbar intervertebral diseases

M51, M54

7.3

Hyperlipidemia

E78

5.7

Lumbar intervertebral diseases

M51, M54

8.2

7

Hyperlipidemia

E78

7.0

Diseases of prostate

N40, N41, N42

5.6

Hyperlipidemia

E78

8.0

8

Diseases of the liver

K70, K73, K74, K76

5.1

Cerebrovascular diseases

I61, I63, I64, I67

5.5

Cataracts

H25, H26

5.9

9

Cataracts

H25, H26

5.1

Arthritis

M06

5.4

Cerebrovascular diseases

I61, I63, I64, I67

4.5

10

Cerebrovascular diseases

I61, I63, I64, I67

5.0

Heart diseases

I49, I50, I52

4.1

Diseases of the liver

K70, K73, K74, K76

3.9

11

Heart diseases

I49, I50, I52

3.8

Asthma

J45

4.1

Ischemic heart diseases

I20-I23

3.7

12

Ischemic heart diseases

I20-I23

3.7

Cataracts

H25, H26

4.0

Heart diseases

I49, I50, I52

3.6

13

Asthma

J45

3.3

Ischemic heart diseases

I20-I23

3.7

Asthma

J45

2.6

14

Diseases of prostate

N40, N41, N42

2.5

Allergies

L23

2.8

Disorders of thyroid gland

E00-E07

2.5

15

Allergies

L23

2.3

Respiratory diseases

J40, J44, J47

2.1

Depression

F32, F33

2.5

  1. *International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision.