Table A
Chronic diseases included in health institutions and household components of National Population Health Survey, by cycle, 1994/ 1995 to 2002/2003
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| Health institutions component | Household component | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994/1995 | 1996/1997 | 1998/1998 | 2000/2001 | 1994/1995 | 1996/1997 | 1998/1998 | 2000/2001 | 2002/2003 | ||
| Arthritis or rheumatism | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
| Arthritis or rheumatism excluding fibromyalgia | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| Fibromyalgia | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
| High blood pressure | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Asthma | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Chronic bronchitis/emphysema | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Diabetes | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Epilepsy | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Heart disease | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Cancer | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Effects of stroke | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Partial or complete paralysis | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| Urinary incontinence | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Bowel incontinence | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||
| Bowel disorder (Crohn's Disease or colitis) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Alzheimers or other dementia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Osteoporosis or brittle bones | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| Cataracts | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Glaucoma | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Stomach or intestinal ulcers | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Kidney failure or disease | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| Thyroid conditions | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Other chronic condition | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
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Notes:
1 = included in survey cycle, used in analysis 2 = included in survey cycle, not used in analysis 3 = not included in survey cycle For health institutions, incontinence refers to urinary or bowel incontinence; for households, incontinence refers to urinary incontinence only. |
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| Data sources: 1994/1995 to 2002/2003 National Population Health Survey, Health Institutions and Household components. | ||||||||||
| Table source: Statistics Canada, 2008, "Chronic pain in Canadian seniors", Health Reports, Vol. 19 No. 1, catalogue number 82-003-XWE. | ||||||||||
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