Table 3 Number of chronic conditions by age and sex
No. of chronic diseases | Total (N = 1890) | 65–74 years† | 75–84 years† | ≥ 85 years† | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(n = 607) | (n = 675) | (n = 608) | |||||
Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | ||
(n = 307) | (n = 300) | (n = 343) | (n = 332) | (n = 299) | (n = 309) | ||
0 | 244 (16.7)* | 84 (27.3)* | 45 (14.0)* | 42 (12.9)* | 26 (8.2)* | 28 (9.1)* | 19 (7.2)* |
1 | 681 (38.1) | 132 (42.8) | 110 (36.4) | 124 (35.9) | 121 (36.3) | 105 (35.8) | 89 (29.6) |
2 | 605 (27.9) | 60 (19.4) | 86 (29.8) | 113 (32.5) | 111 (33.2) | 108 (35.4) | 127 (40.2) |
≥ 3 | 360 (17.3) | 31 (10.4) | 59 (19.8) | 64 (18.8) | 74 (22.3) | 58 (19.7) | 74 (23.0) |