Table 2 Chronic diseases among the elderly by age group

Hypertention

4036 (44.1%)

1177 (46.7%)

1357 (49.6%)

1094 (44.6%)

408 (28.2%)

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

Diabetes

985 (10.8%)

353 (14.0%)

365 (13.3%)

226 (9.22%)

41 (2.83%)

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

Heart disease

1615 (17.6%)

401 (15.9%)

571 (20.9%)

449 (18.3%)

194 (13.4%)

 < 0.001

0.094

CVD

984 (10.7%)

254 (10.1%)

381 (13.9%)

256 (10.4%)

93 (6.42%)

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

Respiratory disease

917 (10.0%)

180 (7.15%)

291 (10.6%)

312 (12.7%)

134 (9.25%)

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

Cancer

141 (1.54%)

40 (1.59%)

57 (2.08%)

27 (1.10%)

17 (1.17%)

0.021

0.065

Gastrointestinal ulcer

452 (4.94%)

133 (5.28%)

156 (5.70%)

115 (4.69%)

48 (3.31%)

0.006

0.004

Parkinson’s disease

65 (0.71%)

9 (0.36%)

20 (0.73%)

26 (1.06%)

10 (0.69%)

0.033

0.043

Bedsore

34 (0.37%)

8 (0.32%)

7 (0.26%)

12 (0.49%)

7 (0.48%)

0.459

0.216

Arthritis

1009 (11.0%)

293 (11.6%)

348 (12.7%)

260 (10.6%)

108 (7.45%)

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

Dementia

79 (0.86%)

9 (0.36%)

18 (0.66%)

22 (0.90%)

30 (2.07%)

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

Cholecystopathy

393 (4.29%)

132 (5.24%)

126 (4.61%)

99 (4.04%)

36 (2.48%)

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

Dyslipidemia

552 (6.03%)

207 (8.22%)

208 (7.61%)

113 (4.61%)

24 (1.66%)

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

Rheumatoid disease

478 (5.22%)

154 (6.11%)

160 (5.85%)

108 (4.40%)

56 (3.86%)

0.002

 < 0.001

Chronic nephritis

106 (1.16%)

31 (1.23%)

39 (1.43%)

30 (1.22%)

6 (0.41%)

0.03

0.041

Hearing impairment

3022 (33.0%)

279 (11.1%)

630 (23.0%)

1157 (47.2%)

956 (66.0%)

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

Visual impairment

2634 (28.8%)

325 (12.9%)

649 (23.7%)

903 (36.8%)

757 (52.2%)

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

Depression

4840 (52.9%)

1168 (46.4%)

1456 (53.2%)

1379 (56.2%)

837 (57.8%)

 < 0.001

 < 0.001