Table 2 Prevalence of chronic conditions by sex and age group.
Men 15-44 | Men 45-64 | Men 65-74 | Men 75 & more | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1994 | 2006 | 1994 | 2006 | 1994 | 2006 | 1994 | 2006 | |
Hypertension | 4.71 | 5.77 | 19.35 | 28.93 | 30.16 | 46.99 | 27.97 | 40.11 |
Cardiac problems | 1.60 | 2.18 | 7.74 | 7.94 | 16.56 | 20.41 | 21.44 | 29.65 |
Varicose veins | 2.55 | 3.38 | 8.00 | 13.46 | 10.78 | 15.71 | 13.59 | 21.01 |
Osteoarthritis | 10.51 | 3.07 | 34.34 | 20.92 | 45.84 | 42.26 | 42.98 | 49.91 |
Allergy | 13.58 | 16.35 | 8.27 | 13.64 | 6.62 | 11.05 | 8.34 | 11.08 |
Asthma | 3.89 | 4.84 | 4.29 | 4.37 | 7.81 | 7.86 | 7.31 | 12.14 |
Bronchitis | 3.91 | 3.21 | 9.58 | 7.36 | 20.20 | 17.37 | 20.42 | 20.52 |
Diabetes | 0.92 | 0.97 | 6.48 | 7.81 | 13.17 | 16.49 | 8.42 | 17.14 |
Duodenal ulcer | 3.54 | 2.97 | 10.52 | 9.46 | 13.19 | 13.49 | 9.65 | 14.15 |
Cholesterol | 4.27 | 6.39 | 16.72 | 25.65 | 14.09 | 26.16 | 7.95 | 21.75 |
Cataract | 0.33 | 0.52 | 2.91 | 3.58 | 12.07 | 18.50 | 25.88 | 40.36 |
Skin problems | 4.71 | 4.87 | 4.69 | 7.26 | 4.82 | 8.63 | 6.48 | 14.06 |
Constipation | 1.44 | 2.06 | 3.59 | 3.84 | 7.17 | 8.76 | 9.01 | 18.08 |
Nervous problems | 4.61 | 7.42 | 8.22 | 14.62 | 7.65 | 15.89 | 8.78 | 18.66 |
Embolia | 0.30 | 4.00 | 1.70 | 1.75 | 3.90 | 4.67 | 7.72 | 8.93 |
Non common | 22.51 | 41.52 | 35.70 | 61.24 | 43.62 | 73.04 | 60.33 | 77.43 |
Women 15-44 | Women 45-64 | Women 65-74 | Women 75 & more | |||||
1994 | 2006 | 1994 | 2006 | 1994 | 2006 | 1994 | 2006 | |
Hypertension | 3.66 | 5.32 | 27.37 | 24.99 | 42.15 | 51.42 | 42.69 | 52.73 |
Cardiac problems | 1.89 | 2.06 | 6.72 | 6.57 | 15.14 | 19.45 | 21.81 | 26.55 |
Varicose veins | 8.64 | 17.84 | 63.97 | 40.41 | 61.97 | 45.31 | 74.94 | 42.23 |
Osteoarthritis | 15.34 | 4.97 | 57.21 | 41.40 | 73.40 | 73.51 | 66.28 | 76.14 |
Allergy | 17.32 | 17.92 | 17.49 | 17.60 | 16.13 | 19.75 | 10.77 | 14.77 |
Asthma | 3.41 | 5.86 | 4.57 | 5.84 | 7.16 | 10.12 | 8.39 | 9.25 |
Bronchitis | 2.82 | 3.75 | 4.98 | 5.17 | 9.84 | 11.16 | 11.93 | 10.00 |
Diabetes | 0.73 | 1.08 | 6.98 | 6.95 | 12.99 | 17.43 | 11.23 | 17.95 |
Duodenal ulcer | 1.96 | 2.47 | 6.56 | 6.45 | 7.67 | 9.28 | 6.51 | 10.01 |
Cholesterol | 3.22 | 4.28 | 16.57 | 23.53 | 2.48 | 30.41 | 14.28 | 30.18 |
Cataract | 1.00 | 0.37 | 3.71 | 4.97 | 16.60 | 26.65 | 34.84 | 52.66 |
Skin problems | 5.46 | 7.25 | 5.21 | 9.02 | 8.77 | 8.78 | 8.19 | 11.56 |
Constipation | 8.50 | 8.36 | 16.24 | 17.42 | 18.13 | 20.65 | 23.85 | 27.34 |
Nervous problems | 9.23 | 15.16 | 22.25 | 30.74 | 22.02 | 36.76 | 13.96 | 33.65 |
Embolia | 0.32 | 0.35 | 1.36 | 0.92 | 3.38 | 5.04 | 6.30 | 7.50 |
Non common | 25.70 | 58.35 | 40.82 | 79.68 | 48.16 | 88.50 | 56.41 | 87.94 |