Table 2 Self-reported chronic conditions in a population-based sample (N = 1890) of elderly people in Kosovo, 2011
Chronic condition | Men (N = 949) | Women (N = 941) | Total (N = 1890) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n* | Percentage (95% CI)† | n* | Percentage (95% CI)† | n* | Percentage (95% CI)† | |
CVD | 573 | 54.7 (54.3–55.1) | 667 | 70.5 (70.2–70.8) | 1240 | 63.2 (62.9–63.4) |
Diabetes | 121 | 15.0 (14.7–15.3) | 170 | 19.8 (19.5–20.1) | 291 | 17.6 (17.4–17.8) |
Stomach and liver | 197 | 18.8 (18.5–19.1) | 244 | 23.6 (23.3–23.9) | 441 | 21.4 (21.2–21.6) |
Lung | 170 | 13.7 (13.5–14.0) | 181 | 18.4 (18.1–18.7) | 351 | 16.2 (16.0–16.4) |
Neurologic disorders | 163 | 12.3 (12.1–12.6) | 221 | 18.2 (17.9–18.5) | 384 | 15.5 (15.3–15.7) |
Cancer | 21 | 1.6 (1.5–1.7) | 13 | 1.5 (1.4–1.6) | 34 | 1.6 (1.5–1.7) |
Other conditions | 183 | 14.4 (14.2–14.8) | 154 | 15.4 (15.2–15.7) | 337 | 15.0 (14.7–15.2) |