Table 3 Prevalence of chronic diseases and comorbidities, in the population aged 65 and over in the Basque Country
Diseases | Men | Women | Both sexes | Only this chronic condition | At least one more | At least two more | At least three more | At least four more |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | |
Hypertension | 117907 (53%) | 156985 (55%) | 274892 (54%) | 39725 (14%) | 235167 (86%) | 173639 (63%) | 115512 (42%) | 71671 (26%) |
Diabetes mellitus | 41477 (19%) | 43783 (15%) | 85260 (17%) | 4014 (5%) | 81246 (95%) | 66366 (78%) | 47984 (56%) | 31943 (37%) |
Degenerative joint disease | 17032 (8%) | 44950 (16%) | 61982 (12%) | 3775 (6%) | 58207 (94%) | 48583 (78%) | 35822 (58%) | 23981 (39%) |
Treated dyspepsia | 20726 (9%) | 38328 (13%) | 59054 (12%) | 1825 (3%) | 57229 (97%) | 49973 (85%) | 38925 (66%) | 27220 (46%) |
Anxiety & other neurotic, stress-related & somatoform disorders | 15047 (7%) | 42496 (15%) | 57543 (11%) | 4785 (8%) | 52758 (92%) | 44513 (77%) | 33452 (58%) | 22900 (40%) |
Atrial fibrillation | 22726 (10%) | 21150 (7%) | 43876 (9%) | 696 (2%) | 43180 (98%) | 39171 (89%) | 32331 (74%) | 24580 (56%) |
Depression | 9677 (4%) | 33376 (12%) | 43053 (8%) | 1210 (3%) | 41843 (97%) | 37433 (87%) | 29771 (69%) | 21390 (50%) |
Malignancies | 23850 (11%) | 18110 (6%) | 41960 (8%) | 3288 (8%) | 38672 (92%) | 31849 (76%) | 23344 (56%) | 15662 (37%) |
Glaucoma | 16609 (7%) | 24265 (8%) | 40874 (8%) | 2436 (6%) | 38438 (94%) | 31913 (78%) | 23233 (57%) | 15429 (38%) |
Osteoporosis | 2057 (1%) | 36559 (13%) | 38616 (8%) | 3440 (9%) | 35176 (91%) | 28577 (74%) | 20645 (53%) | 13791 (36%) |
Cerebrovascular disease | 16539 (7%) | 18155 (6%) | 34694 (7%) | 1200 (3%) | 33494 (97%) | 29883 (86%) | 24167 (70%) | 17792 (51%) |
Prostatic hypertrophy | 33548 (15%) | --- | 33548 (7%) | 2742 (8%) | 30840 (92%) | 25092 (75%) | 18234 (54%) | 12247 (37%) |
Emphysema, chronic bronchitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 23032 (10%) | 10359 (4%) | 33391 (7%) | 1576 (5%) | 31815 (95%) | 28036 (84%) | 22632 (68%) | 16888 (51%) |
Ischemic heart disease | 21019 (9%) | 11185 (4%) | 32204 (6%) | 365 (1%) | 31839 (99%) | 28353 (88%) | 22650 (70%) | 16671 (52%) |
Chronic heart disease, others | 16661 (7%) | 12997 (5%) | 29658 (6%) | 665 (2%) | 28993 (98%) | 26786 (90%) | 22963 (77%) | 18143 (61%) |
Hypothyroidism | 4108 (2%) | 23897 (8%) | 28005 (5%) | 2227 (8%) | 25778 (92%) | 20904 (75%) | 15138 (54%) | 10139 (36%) |
Low back pain | 8327 (4%) | 18224 (6%) | 26551 (5%) | 1457 (5%) | 25094 (95%) | 21463 (81%) | 16312 (61%) | 11176 (42%) |
Dementia | 7780 (3%) | 17134 (6%) | 24914 (5%) | 1518 (6%) | 23396 (94%) | 20154 (81%) | 15764 (63%) | 11516 (46%) |
Chronic kidney disease | 10430 (5%) | 10367 (4%) | 20797 (4%) | 191 (1%) | 20606 (99%) | 19245 (93%) | 16613 (80%) | 13260 (64%) |
Heart failure | 8434 (4%) | 10289 (4%) | 18723 (4%) | 67 (0%) | 18656 (100%) | 18201 (97%) | 16966 (91%) | 14796 (79%) |
Deafness, hearing loss | 7871 (4%) | 10115 (4%) | 17986 (4%) | 2211 (12%) | 15775 (88%) | 13006 (72%) | 9779 (54%) | 6712 (37%) |
Asthma (currently treated) | 6129 (3%) | 11241 (4%) | 17370 (3%) | 3406 (20%) | 13964 (80%) | 11729 (68%) | 9204 (53%) | 6615 (38%) |
Blindness & low vision | 7150 (3%) | 10035 (3%) | 17185 (3%) | 1239 (7%) | 15946 (93%) | 13745 (80%) | 10681 (62%) | 7632 (44%) |
Peripheral neuropathy, neuritis | 5030 (2%) | 9673 (3%) | 14703 (3%) | 791 (5%) | 13912 (95%) | 11931 (81%) | 9275 (63%) | 6630 (45%) |
Diverticular disease of intestine | 5162 (2%) | 8534 (3%) | 13696 (3%) | 442 (3%) | 13254 (97%) | 12001 (88%) | 9835 (72%) | 7451 (54%) |
Gout | 10332 (5%) | 2488 (1%) | 12820 (3%) | 564 (4%) | 12256 (96%) | 10542 (82%) | 8125 (63%) | 5876 (46%) |
Rheumatoid arthritis and autoimmune and connective tissue diseases | 3949 (2%) | 7606 (3%) | 11555 (2%) | 629 (5%) | 10926 (95%) | 9454 (82%) | 7347 (64%) | 5226 (45%) |
Parkinson’s disease | 3941 (2%) | 5204 (2%) | 9145 (2%) | 461 (5%) | 8684 (95%) | 7584 (83%) | 5939 (65%) | 4270 (47%) |
Chromosomal anomalies or inherited metabolic disorders | 4311 (2%) | 3593 (1%) | 7904 (2%) | 595 (8%) | 7309 (92%) | 6027 (76%) | 4440 (56%) | 3059 (39%) |
Chronic liver or pancreatic disease | 4101 (2%) | 3000 (1%) | 7101 (1%) | 227 (3%) | 6874 (97%) | 6243 (88%) | 5201 (73%) | 4092 (58%) |
Peripheral vascular disease | 4732 (2%) | 1269 (0%) | 6001 (1%) | 104 (2%) | 5897 (98%) | 5525 (92%) | 4771 (80%) | 3865 (64%) |
Treated constipation | 2100 (1%) | 3816 (1%) | 5916 (1%) | 108 (2%) | 5808 (98%) | 5362 (91%) | 4560 (77%) | 3536 (60%) |
Paralysis or muscular dystrophy | 2701 (1%) | 2684 (1%) | 5385 (1%) | 183 (3%) | 5202 (97%) | 4841 (90%) | 4220 (78%) | 3418 (63%) |
Schizophrenia, affective psychosis or bipolar disorder | 1487 (1%) | 2500 (1%) | 3987 (1%) | 304 (8%) | 3683 (92%) | 3163 (79%) | 2530 (63%) | 1905 (48%) |
Bronchiectasis | 1582 (1%) | 1897 (1%) | 3479 (1%) | 5 (0%) | 3474 (100%) | 3265 (94%) | 2868 (82%) | 2280 (66%) |
Disorders of the immune system | 1327 (1%) | 1899 (1%) | 3226 (1%) | 176 (5%) | 3050 (95%) | 2710 (84%) | 2202 (68%) | 1712 (53%) |
Irritable bowel syndrome | 834 (0%) | 2200 (1%) | 3034 (1%) | 144 (5%) | 2890 (95%) | 2562 (84%) | 2044 (67%) | 1464 (48%) |
Epilepsy (currently treated) | 1395 (1%) | 1372 (0%) | 2767 (1%) | 228 (8%) | 2539 (92%) | 2153 (78%) | 1741 (63%) | 1288 (47%) |
Psoriasis or eczema | 1533 (1%) | 1186 (0%) | 2719 (1%) | 107 (4%) | 2612 (96%) | 2272 (84%) | 1793 (66%) | 1254 (46%) |
Viral hepatitis | 1110 (0%) | 1456 (1%) | 2566 (1%) | 156 (6%) | 2410 (94%) | 2088 (81%) | 1679 (65%) | 1266 (49%) |
Hematologic chronic disorders | 1048 (0%) | 1124 (0%) | 2172 (0%) | 124 (6%) | 2048 (94%) | 1856 (85%) | 1626 (75%) | 1321 (61%) |
Alcohol problems | 1764 (1%) | 372 (0%) | 2136 (0%) | 109 (5%) | 2027 (95%) | 1796 (84%) | 1472 (69%) | 1141 (53%) |
Inflammatory bowel disease | 974 (0%) | 1096 (0%) | 2070 (0%) | 124 (6%) | 1946 (94%) | 1673 (81%) | 1303 (63%) | 941 (45%) |
Chronic sinusitis | 531 (0%) | 901 (0%) | 1432 (0%) | 126 (9%) | 1306 (91%) | 1105 (77%) | 851 (59%) | 600 (42%) |
Intellectual disability | 742 (0%) | 490 (0%) | 1232 (0%) | 692 (56%) | 540 (44%) | 258 (21%) | 179 (15%) | 117 (9%) |
Migraine | 117 (0%) | 652 (0%) | 769 (0%) | 72 (9%) | 697 (91%) | 569 (74%) | 406 (53%) | 259 (34%) |
Transplant status | 474 (0%) | 275 (0%) | 749 (0%) | 14 (2%) | 735 (98%) | 691 (92%) | 605 (81%) | 477 (64%) |