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Table 3 Frequency of chronic conditions by cohort

From: Cognitive impairment indicator for the neuropsychological test batteries in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging: definition and evidence for validity

 

Tracking

Comp

Chronic health vondition(s)a

N

% b

N

% b

Osteoarthritis in the knee

3426

16.2

4499

15.1

Osteoarthritis in one or both hips

2087

9.9

2499

8.4

Osteoarthritis in one or both hands

2981

14.1

3857

13

Rheumatoid arthritis

1093

5.2

964

3.2

Asthma

2347

11.1

3984

13.3

Emphysema, chronic bronchitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), or chronic changes in the lungs due to smoking

1436

6.8

1725

5.8

Pulmonary — combined category

3278

15.5

5049

16.9

High blood pressure or hypertension

8099

38.1

11,101

37.1

Heart disease (including congestive heart failure, or CHF)

2190

10.3

3503

11.7

Angina (or chest pain due to heart disease)

1148

5.4

1324

4.4

Heart attack or myocardial infarction

1317

6.2

1461

4.9

Peripheral vascular disease or poor circulation in limbs

1518

7.2

1646

5.5

Cardiovascular — combined category

9646

45.8

13,022

44.1

Stroke

390

1.8

522

1.7

Mini-stroke or TIA (transient ischemic attack)

748

3.5

965

3.2

Memory problem

449

2.1

519

1.7

Dementia or Alzheimer’s disease

43

0.2

68

0.2

Mood disorder

3103

14.6

5144

17.2

Anxiety disorder

1557

7.3

2597

8.7

Parkinsonism or Parkinson’s disease

78

0.4

125

0.4

Multiple sclerosis

141

0.7

202

0.7

Epilepsy

166

0.8

322

1.1

Migraine headaches

2913

13.7

3858

12.9

Intestinal or stomach ulcers

1635

7.7

2275

7.6

Bowel disorder

1836

8.6

2938

9.8

Bowel incontinence

492

2.3

582

1.9

Urinary incontinence

1871

8.8

2516

8.4

Under-active thyroid gland

2444

11.5

3962

13.3

Over-active thyroid gland

466

2.2

724

2.4

Diabetes, borderline diabetes, or high blood sugar

3550

16.7

5310

17.7

Allergies

7849

37.0

11,498

38.6

Osteoporosis

2008

9.5

2689

8.9

Back problems (excl. fibromyalgia & arthritis)

5203

24.5

8384

28

Kidney disease or kidney failure

592

2.8

867

2.9

Cancer

3264

15.4

4637

15.5

Other long-term physical or mental condition

6551

30.8

14,546

48.5

Hearing loss (self-rated as fair or poor)

2661

12.5

3434

11.4

Vision loss (self-rated as fair or poor)

1902

9

2306

7.7

  1. aList excludes pneumonia, flu, or other infections in the past year
  2. bPercentages are based on the “valid” N (i.e., excluding missing values). For TRM, missing values were < 0.9% for individual chronic conditions and < 1.5% for combined categories; for COM, missing values were < 1.3% for individual chronic conditions and 3.9% for combined categories
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