Table 2 Prevalence of documented co-morbidities abstracted from nursing records for patients under care of their Public Health Nurse (n = 803)

Hypertension

311 (39%)

Osteoarthritis

285 (36%)

Ischaemic heart disease

150 (19%)

Dementia

134 (16.7%)

Cancer (any history including skin)

127 (16%)

Anxiety-depression

119 (15%)

Atrial Fibrillation (any history)

98 (12%)

Diabetes mellitus (type 1 or 2)

91 (11%)

Stroke (infarction)

79 (10%)

Hypothyroidism

62 (8%)

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

59 (7%)

Venous hypertension

49 (6%)

Peripheral vascular disease

43 (5%)

Alcohol excess

40 (5%)

Parkinson’s disease

32 (4%)

Chronic kidney disease

27 (3%)

Psychosis (including schizophrenia, bipolar affective disorder)

25 (3%)

Congestive cardiac failure

23 (3%)

Seizure disorder

23 (3%)