Disease areas (problems) [no (%)]
| | | | | | |
High blood pressure (n = 632)
|
n = 472
|
n = 160
|
0.079
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
210 (44.5)
|
84 (52.5)
| | | | |
Heart diseases (n = 611)
|
n = 460
|
n = 151
|
0.489
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
57 (12.4)
|
22 (14.6)
| | | | |
Asthma (n = 608)
|
n = 458
|
n = 150
|
0.730
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
65 (14.2)
|
23 (15.3)
| | | | |
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (n = 594)
|
n = 450
|
n = 144
|
0.862
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
46 (10.2)
|
14 (9.7)
| | | | |
Ulcer or stomach diseases (n = 605)
|
n = 455
|
n = 150
|
0.014
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
77 (16.9)
|
39 (26.0)
| | | | |
Diabetes (n = 609)
|
n = 462
|
n = 147
|
0.763
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
61 (13.2)
|
18 (12.2)
| | | | |
High blood lipid level (n = 607)
|
n = 454
|
n = 153
|
0.272
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
130 (28.6)
|
51 (33.3)
| | | | |
Kidney diseases (n = 602)
|
n = 454
|
n = 148
|
0.011
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
33 (7.3)
|
21 (14.2)
| | | | |
Osteoarthitis, degenerative arthritis (n = 619)
|
n = 462
|
n = 157
|
>0.001
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
192 (41.6)
|
96 (61.1)
| | | | |
Rheumatoid arthritis (n = 591)
|
n = 445
|
n = 146
|
0.005
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
48 (10.8)
|
29 (19.9)
| | | | |
Osteoporosis (n = 597)
|
n = 447
|
n = 150
|
0.454
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
44 (9.8)
|
18 (12.0)
| | | | |
Cancer disease (n = 600)
|
n = 453
|
n = 147
|
0.287
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
33 (7.3)
|
7 (4.8)
| | | | |
Depression (n = 598)
|
n = 456
|
n = 142
|
>0.001
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
84 (18.4)
|
47 (33.1)
| | | | |
Other psychiatric diseases (n = 596)
|
n = 449
|
n = 147
|
0.354
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
54 (12.0)
|
22 (15.0)
| | | | |
Number of diagnosed problems [mean (SD)]
|
n = 383
|
n = 118
| | | | |
|
2.2 (1.9)
|
2.9 (2.1)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
0.001
|
Number of treated problems [mean (SD)]
|
n = 366
|
n = 107
| | | | |
|
1.3 (1.5)
|
1.8 (1.9)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
0.026
|
Summary score [mean (SD)]
|
n = 331
|
n = 102
| | | | |
|
3.5 (3.6)
|
5.0 (4.6)
|
-
|
-
|
0.003
|
-
|
Symptom Checklist-90-R
|
n = 430
|
n = 143
| | | | |
Summation of all items [mean (SD)]
|
10.0 (5.9)
|
15.0 (7.6)
|
-
|
-
|
>0.001
|
-
|
Mean of all items [mean (SD)]
|
0.8 (0.5)
|
1.3 (0.6)
|
-
|
-
|
>0.001
|
-
|
Number of symptoms [mean (SD)]
|
5.6 (2.8)
|
7.8 (3.0)
|
-
|
-
|
>0.001
|
-
|