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Table 5 Prevalence of 44 chronic diseases in type 2 diabetes patients

From: The prevalence of diabetes-related complications and multimorbidity in the population with type 2 diabetes mellitus in the Basque Country

Chronic disease

Overall (%)

Males (%)

Females (%)

Differences between sexes

Hypertension

73.71%

73.23%

73.54%

<0.001

Dyspepsia

13.81%

11.36%

16.70%

<0.001

Prostatic hypertrophy

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13.48%

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Anxiety

12.75%

8.54%

18.10%

<0.001

Degenerative joint disease

11.72%

7.79%

15.79%

0.002

Atrial Fibrillation

10.40%

12.15%

8.54%

<0.001

Depression

9.77%

5.47%

14.78%

<0.001

Malignant neoplasms

8.86%

11.17%

6.96%

<0.001

Chronic heart disease, other

8.57%

10.77%

6.09%

<0.001

Emphysema, chronic bronchitis, COPD

8.23%

12.09%

4.50%

<0.001

Hypothyroidism

6.22%

2.31%

11.31%

<0.001

Low back pain

5.82%

4.34%

7.65%

<0.001

Dementia

5.05%

4.17%

5.80%

<0.001

Osteoporosis

4.46%

0.83%

8.26%

<0.001

Gout

3.72%

5.75%

1.44%

<0.001

Deafness

3.50%

3.52%

3.41%

0.071

Asthma (currently under treatment)

3.26%

1.99%

4.78%

<0.001

Chronic hepatopancreatic diseases

3.25%

3.91%

2.29%

<0.001

Diverticular disease

2.80%

2.58%

3.03%

<0.001

Peripheral vascular disease

2.50%

3.96%

0.97%

<0.001

Rheumatoid arthritis and others

2.40%

2.10%

2.78%

<0.001

Errors of metabolism and chromosomopathies

2.15%

2.51%

1.69%

<0.001

Parkinson’s disease

1.88%

1.83%

1.99%

<0.001

Muscular dystrophy or paralysis

1.53%

1.73%

1.33%

0.005

Schizophrenia

1.50%

1.24%

1.81%

<0.001

Chronic constipation

1.07%

1.04%

1.17%

<0.001

Alcohol abuse

1.00%

1.46%

0.40%

<0.001

Viral Hepatitis

0.81%

0.84%

0.71%

<0.001

Psoriasis or eczema

0.76%

0.87%

0.63%

<0.001

Immunological diseases

0.63%

0.66%

0.63%

0.245

Irritable bowel syndrome

0.60%

0.38%

0.87%

<0.001

Bronchiectasis

0.59%

0.75%

0.47%

0.003

Chronic Haematological Diseases

0.58%

0.60%

0.59%

0.085

Epilepsy (currently under treatment)

0.55%

0.58%

0.53%

0.457

Inflammatory bowel disease

0.50%

0.52%

0.47%

0.040

Post-transplant state

0.37%

0.44%

0.26%

<0.001

Chronic Sinusitis

0.26%

0.25%

0.28%

0.891

Learning Disabilities

0.13%

0.11%

0.17%

0.115

HIV

0.12%

0.15%

0.06%

<0.001

Migraine

0.11%

0.04%

0.23%

<0.001

Substance Abuse

0.11%

0.14%

0.05%

<0.001

Multiple sclerosis

0.07%

0.05%

0.10%

0.033

Anorexia, bulimia

0.03%

0.01%

0.06%

<0.001

ADHD

0.005%

0.002%

0.01%

0.311

  1. Stratified by sex and all prevalence is adjusted by age and sex (in overall case). Statistically significant differences are those with P value <0.05.
  2. ADHD: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder; COPD: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; HIV: Human Immunodeficiency Virus.