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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 Checkmark Checkmark
Arthritis or rheumatism Checkmark Checkmark
Back problems excluding arthritis Checkmark …
High blood pressure Checkmark Checkmark
Chronic bronchitis or emphysema Checkmark Checkmark
Diabetes Checkmark Checkmark
Epilepsy Checkmark Checkmark
Heart disease Checkmark Checkmark
Cancer Checkmark …
Stomach or intestinal ulcers Checkmark Checkmark
Suffers from effects of stroke Checkmark Checkmark
Urinary incontinence Checkmark Checkmark
Difficulty controlling bowels … Checkmark
Bowel disorder/Crohn's Disease or colitis Checkmark Checkmark
Alzheimer's disease or other dementia Checkmark Checkmark
Cataracts Checkmark Checkmark
Glaucoma Checkmark Checkmark
Thyroid condition Checkmark Checkmark
Suffers from partial or complete paralysis … Checkmark
Osteoporosis or brittle bones … Checkmark
Kidney failure or disease … Checkmark
Other chronic condition Checkmark Checkmark
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.

 

Date Modified: 2009-03-18

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