Table 16
Chronic health conditions among senior women and men, by age group, Canada, 2013–2014

Table 16
Chronic health conditions among senior women and men, by age group, Canada, 2013–2014
Table summary
This table displays the results of Chronic health conditions among senior women and men. The information is grouped by Chronic health condition (appearing as row headers), Total – 65 years and over, 65 to 74 years, 75 to 84 years, 85 years and over, Women and Men, calculated using percentage units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Chronic health conditionNote 1 Total – 65 years and over 65 to 74 years 75 to 84 years 85 years and over
Women Men Women Men Women Men Women Men
percentage
At least one chronic health conditionNote 2 84.4 82.2Note * 80.9 79.4 88.7 86.4Note * 91.0 88.4
High blood pressure 48.4 46.5Note * 44.6 44.7 53.5 50.6Note * 55.0 45.4Note *
Arthritis 48.2 33.0Note * 44.0 29.8Note * 53.3 37.8Note * 55.8 40.3Note *
Back problems 25.9 24.2Note * 24.8 24.0 27.3 24.9 27.7 22.2Note *
Diabetes 15.5 20.6Note * 14.4 20.6Note * 17.4 22.0Note * 15.6 15.1
Heart disease 13.7 20.1Note * 9.3 16.7Note * 17.3 24.9Note * 26.8 28.8
Urinary incontinence 13.6 9.1Note * 9.9 6.3Note * 15.4 12.8Note * 28.1 18.1Note *
Asthma 8.8 6.4Note * 8.9 6.6Note * 9.1 6.2Note * 7.4 5.7
Bowel disorder 7.9 3.4Note * 7.6 3.3Note * 8.5 3.6Note * 7.9 3.4Note E: Use with cautionNote *
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 7.7 7.1 6.6 6.2 9.5 8.6 8.0 8.8
Mood disorder 7.5 5.0Note * 8.3 5.5Note * 6.8 4.0Note * 5.5 5.1
Migraine 6.3 2.8Note * 7.5 3.2Note * 4.9 2.0Note * 4.1Note E: Use with caution 2.6Note E: Use with caution
Anxiety disorder 6.0 3.5Note * 6.7 3.9Note * 5.1 3.0Note * 5.1 2.3Note E: Use with cautionNote *
Cancer 4.8 6.6Note * 4.1 5.3Note * 6.1 7.9Note * 5.0 12.2Note *
Scoliosis 4.2 1.7Note * 4.5 1.5Note * 3.8 2.1Note * 4.0 Note F: too unreliable to be published
Ulcer 3.8 2.9Note * 3.8 2.8Note * 4.1 3.0 3.0 2.6
Effects of stroke 3.3 4.0Note * 2.1 3.2Note * 4.4 5.0 7.3 6.9
Alzheimer's disease or other dementia 2.2 2.3 0.6Note E: Use with caution 0.8Note E: Use with caution 3.2 4.1 8.2 7.0
E use with caution
F too unreliable to be published
Note *

significantly different from women, within age group, at p < 0.05

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Note 1.

Chronic health condition refers to health problems that are reported by the respondent, that have been diagnosed by a health professional, and that are expected to last 6 months or more.

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Note 2.

At least one chronic condition from those listed below. There are other chronic conditions for which data were not collected in the 2013–2014 Canadian Community Health Survey.

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Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey, 2013–2014.
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