Table 1 Description of the chronic condition groups
| Â | Â | Â | Chronic condition groups | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Category | No chronic condition (n = 2,639) | One or more Chronic conditions (n = 17,314) | Respiratory disorders (n = 2,722) | Musculo- skeletal disorders (n = 11,473) | Cardio- vascular disorders (n = 10,741) | Diabetes (n = 2,754) | Urinary or bowel disorders (n = 2,399) | Stroke (n = 894) |
Activity | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   ≥ 1,000 Kcal/week | 35.1% | 25.8% | 20.7% | 24.8% | 24.7% | 24.3% | 20.0% | 17.2% |
Age | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   65 – 74 yrs | 69.7% | 58.3% | 58.1% | 57.4% | 56.3% | 61.2% | 48.9% | 43.1% |
   75 – 79 yrs | 17.1% | 21.2% | 22.2% | 21.3% | 22.5% | 21.8% | 21.9% | 26.4% |
   > 84 yrs | 13.2% | 20.5% | 19.7% | 21.3% | 21.2% | 17.0% | 29.2% | 30.5% |
Sex | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Female | 46.2% | 59.6% | 56.9% | 65.0% | 59.1% | 50.8% | 68.3% | 50.7% |
Smoking | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Yes | 16.7% | 11.6% | 15.6% | 11.8% | 10.1% | 9.0% | 11.6% | 11.5% |
Alcohol use | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Does not use alcohol | 28.0% | 34.4% | 37.8% | 34.5% | 36.0% | 47.1% | 37.2% | 44.8% |
   < 2 times/month | 18.2% | 21.7% | 20.3% | 22.3% | 21.7% | 21.7% | 24.6% | 19.8% |
   2 to 3 times/month | 14.4% | 12.9% | 11.9% | 12.8% | 12.8% | 10.3% | 12.5% | 10.8% |
   > 3 times/month | 39.4% | 31.0% | 30.1% | 30.4% | 29.5% | 21.0% | 25.7% | 24.7% |
Obesity | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   BMI < 18.5 | 55.6% | 42.5% | 42.3% | 40.6% | 39.7% | 30.9% | 41.8% | 46.2% |
   BMI 18.5 – 25 | 2.8% | 3.1% | 4.4% | 3.1% | 2.6% | 1.2% | 3.3% | 4.8% |
   BMI ≥ 25 | 41.7% | 54.4% | 53.4% | 56.2% | 57.8% | 67.9% | 55.0% | 49.0% |