Health-Related Quality of Life and Preferred Health-Seeking Institutions among Rural Elderly Individuals with and without Chronic Conditions: A Population-Based Study in Guangdong Province, China

Table 2

Percent of participants reporting each condition from the chronic condition checklist.

Chronic condition	Total sample	Males	Females	𝑃 value
Cardiovascular
Hypertension	29.5	32.9	27.7	0.000
Heart attack in the last year	1.6	1.9	1.2	0.061
Angina or coronary artery disease	7.4	8.1	6.9	0.167
Other heart conditions, such as problems with heart valves or the rhythm of your heartbeat	14.6	15.9	12.4	0.000
Endocrine
Diabetes or high blood sugar	9.4	10.5	8.1	0.072
Respiratory
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)	7.9	8.6	6.8	0.123
Musculoskeletal
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA)	9.2	7.6	10.8	0.054
Osteoarthritis, degenerative arthritis	16.2	17.5	15.1	0.081
Osteoporosis	12.2	7.2	15.8	0.000
Haematopoietic
Anemia	3.8	2.1	5.3	0.000
Gastrointestinal
Stomach disease, such as gastritis or duodenitis	16.7	16.5	16.9	0.541
Kidney disease	16.6	17.7	15.4	0.003
Liver disease, such as hepatitis B or C	12.1	14.2	10.4	0.000
ENT disease
Nasal allergies	12.5	13.4	10.3	0.000
Cataract  disease	28.4	32.1	25.6	0.000
Other physical health
Stroke	5.6	6.4	4.1	0.064
Migraine headaches	13.4	7.4	20.4	0.000
Chronic fatigue syndrome or fibromyalgia	4.8	1.8	7.2	0.000
Cancer, except skin cancer	1.2	1.3	1.1	0.327
Mental Health
Depression	13.4	10.2	17.5	0.000
Anxiety	14.7	11.4	18.0	0.000
Alcohol or other substance use disorders	3.4	5.2	1.2	0.000