Objective To describe the prevalence rate of chro nic disese of the elderly in Fuzhou and explore the affecting factors.
Methods 1 767 residents aged 65 years and above were selected to be interviewed by using questionnaires on the prevalence rate of chronic disease from April to May 2002.
Results The prevalence rate of chronic disease was 89.41% in the 1 756 subjects.55.16% of the group had 1 types of chronic diseases.23.57% of the group had 2 types of chronic diseases, while 21.27% of the group developed 3 types of chronic diseases or more.The prevalence rates of chronic disease of the elderly increased with ageing in Fuzhou.The prevalences rate of chronic bronchitis, cerebrov ascular were signifiticantly higher in male than in female, while the prevalence rate of osteopathy was significantly higher in female than in male.
Conclusion The prevalence rate of chronic disease of the elderly increased with aging in linear trend in Fuzhou.The main chronic diseases of the elderly were cardio vascular disease and osteopathy.The focus of community health care should be on the prevention of chronic disease, especially on the hypertension.
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