Diseases | Number of elderly individuals with that specific disease | Number of elderly individuals regularly attending a clinic | Number of elderly individuals visiting a doctor at least monthly | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | ||
Muscular skeletal conditions | 181 | 33 | 18.2 | 41 | 22.6 |
Diabetes | 168 | 117 | 69.6 | 118 | 70.2 |
Hypertension | 153 | 84 | 54.9 | 91 | 59.4 |
Vision impairment | 132 | 38 | 28.8 | 47 | 35.6 |
Bronchial asthma | 80 | 23 | 28.7 | 22 | 27.5 |
Hearing impairment | 40 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 17.5 |
Hyperlipidaemia | 29 | 18 | 62.1 | 18 | 62.1 |
Heart disease | 18 | 15 | 83.3 | 16 | 88.9 |
Kidney disease | 7 | 2 | 28.5 | 3 | 42.8 |
Other | 13 | 3 | 23.1 | 4 | 30.8 |