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| Age 65 and over | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Recent immigrants2 | Long-term immigrants3 | Non-immigrants | |
| percent | |||
| Arthritis or rheumatism | 36.1 | 47.9 | 47.8 |
| High blood pressure | 49.0 | 44.6 | 42.2 |
| Back problems excluding arthritis | 19.3 | 26.4 | 23.7 |
| Allergies other than food | 12.3 | 21.7 | 23.4 |
| Cataracts | 24.9 | 20.7 | 20.8 |
| Heart disease | 13.1 | 18.3 | 20.7 |
| Thyroid condition | 8.9 | 10.4 | 13.9 |
| Diabetes | 15.2 | 12.8 | 13.6 |
| Urinary incontinence | 6.4 | 10.0 | 11.0 |
| Asthma | 5.3 | 7.6 | 7.8 |
| 1. Selected chronic conditions correspond to the conditions which affected 10% or more of people aged 65 and over in 2003. | |||
| 2. Immigrants who arrived in Canada in 1981 or after. | |||
| 3. Immigrants who arrived in Canada before 1981. | |||
| Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Heath Survey, 2003. | |||