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Table B
Chronic diseases used to estimate overall Number of chronic conditions for household and health institutions components of National Population Health Survey, 1998/1999 (households) and 1996/1997 (institutions)
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| Households | Institutions | |
|---|---|---|
| Asthma |  |
|
| Arthritis or rheumatism | |
|
| Back problems excluding arthritis | |
… |
| High blood pressure | |
|
| Chronic bronchitis or emphysema | |
|
| Diabetes | |
|
| Epilepsy | |
|
| Heart disease | |
|
| Cancer | |
… |
| Stomach or intestinal ulcers | |
|
| Suffers from effects of stroke | |
|
| Urinary incontinence | |
|
| Difficulty controlling bowels | … | |
| Bowel disorder/Crohn's Disease or colitis | |
|
| Alzheimer's disease or other dementia | |
|
| Cataracts | |
|
| Glaucoma | |
|
| Thyroid condition | |
|
| Suffers from partial or complete paralysis | … | |
| Osteoporosis or brittle bones | … | |
| Kidney failure or disease | … | |
| Other chronic condition | |
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| Note: For health institutions, "Difficulty controlling bowels" and/or urinary incontinence was counted as one chronic condition. Source: National Population Health Survey, cross-sectional files, 1998/1999 (households) and 1996/1997 (institutions). Table source: Statistics Canada, 2009, "Medication use among senior Canadians", Health Reports, Vol. 20, No. 1, catalogue number 82-003-X. |
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