Table 3 The prevalence and number of chronic diseases and baseline BMI in 2014 of the study population that were completely physically capable in 1994
Category, capability in 2014 | Completely physically capable. N = 2046 | Able to walk, but not run N = 1402 | Able to walk up to 1000 m N = 368 | Able to walk up to 100 m N = 148 | Temporarily severely incapable N = 88 | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean of number of chronic diseases per person (SD) | 4.79 (0.006) | 6.71 (0.009) | 8.45 (0.033) | 8.14 (0.082) | 6.35 (0.139) | < 0.001 |
Mean of baseline BMI (SD) | 25.0 (0.06) | 26.4 (0.01) | 27.5 (0.03) | 28.9 (0.09) | 27.1 (0.14) | < 0.001 |
Osteoarthrosis of the knees, N (%) | 345 (16.9) | 468 (33.4) | 138 (37.5) | 50 (33.6) | 26 (30.0) | < 0.001 |
Osteoarthrosis of the hips, N (%) | 121 (5.9) | 191 (13.6) | 54 (14.7) | 23 (15.4) | 17 (19.3) | < 0.01 |
Coronary heart disease, N (%) | 195 (9.5) | 210 (15.0) | 86 (23.4) | 40 (26.8) | 13 (14.8) | < 0.001 |
Other cardiovascular disease, N (%) | 160 (7.8) | 207 (14.8) | 73 (19.8) | 35 (23.5) | 18 (20.5) | < 0.001 |
Hypertension, N (%) | 996 (48.7) | 875 (62.4) | 241 (65.5) | 111 (74.5) | 55 (62.5) | < 0.001 |
Rheumatoid arthritis, N (%) | 43 (2.1) | 39 (2.8) | 27 (7.3) | 11 (7.4) | 9 (10.2) | < 0.001 |
Diabetes (all types), N (%) | 218 (10.7) | 218 (15.5) | 91 (24.7) | 44 (29.5) | 17 (19.3) | < 0.001 |
Back pain, N (%) | 265 (13.0) | 315 (22.5) | 123 (33.4) | 54 (36.2) | 30 (34.1) | < 0.001 |
Asthma, N (%) | 165 (8.1) | 182 (13.0) | 54 (14.7) | 28 (18.8) | 5 (17.2) | < 0.001 |
Hypothyroidism, N (%) | 395 (19.3) | 288 (20.5) | 77 (20.9) | 38 (25.5) | 19 (21.6) | 0.405 |