Table 2 Prevalence of different types of chronic diseases among the older parents left behind
Types of chronic diseases | % | N | |
|---|---|---|---|
Hypertension | No | 55.5 | 2177 |
Yes | 44.5 | 1742 | |
Dyslipidemia | No | 78.1 | 3060 |
Yes | 21.9 | 859 | |
Diabetes or high blood sugar | No | 87.0 | 3409 |
Yes | 13.0 | 510 | |
Cancer or malignant tumor | No | 98.5 | 3859 |
Yes | 1.5 | 60 | |
Chronic lung diseases | No | 83.0 | 3254 |
Yes | 17.0 | 665 | |
Liver disease | No | 93.9 | 3681 |
Yes | 6.1 | 238 | |
Heart attack | No | 74.6 | 2923 |
Yes | 25.4 | 996 | |
Stroke | No | 96.4 | 3776 |
Yes | 3.6 | 143 | |
Kidney disease | No | 88.5 | 3468 |
Yes | 11.5 | 451 | |
Stomach or other digestive disease | No | 66.1 | 2589 |
Yes | 33.9 | 1330 | |
Emotional, nervous, or psychiatric problems | No | 98.3 | 3854 |
Yes | 1.7 | 65 | |
Memory-related disease | No | 97.2 | 3808 |
Yes | 2.8 | 111 | |
Arthritis or rheumatism | No | 46.5 | 1822 |
Yes | 53.5 | 2097 | |
Asthma | No | 92.8 | 3635 |
Yes | 7.2 | 284 | |
Total | 100.0 | 3919 |