Table 32
Prevalence of chronic conditions, by sex, age and visible minority status, Canada, 2013–2014 Table 32
Prevalence of chronic conditions, by sex, age and visible minority status, Canada, 2013–2014

Table summary
This table displays the results of Prevalence of chronic conditions. The information is grouped by Age group and
chronic health condition (appearing as row headers), Women, Men, Visible minority and Not a visible minority, calculated using percentage units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Age group and chronic health condition^Note 1	Women		Men
	Visible minority	Not a visible minority	Visible minority	Not a visible minority
	percentage
Total population aged 15 and over
Asthma	6.1^Note *	9.8	4.0^Note *	7.5
Arthritis	10.1^Note *	21.7	5.8^Note *	14.4
Cancer	1.6^{Note E: Use with caution}	2.0	1.1^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note *	2.0
High blood pressure	13.3^Note *	18.8	15.2^Note *	20.0
Diabetes^Note 2	5.3	6.1	7.5	7.6
Heart disease	2.3^Note *	4.6	3.4^Note *	6.5
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease^Note 3	1.5^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note *	5.1	1.6^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note *	4.2
Mood disorder	4.7^Note *	10.7	3.6^Note *	6.8
Anxiety disorder	4.1^Note *	9.8	3.7^Note *	5.6
15 to 24
Asthma	10.0	11.5	6.1^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note *	10.3
Arthritis	Note F: too unreliable to be published	1.4	Note F: too unreliable to be published	1.3^{Note E: Use with caution}
Cancer	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published
High blood pressure	Note F: too unreliable to be published	0.7^{Note E: Use with caution}	Note F: too unreliable to be published	1.4^{Note E: Use with caution}
Diabetes	Note F: too unreliable to be published	0.5^{Note E: Use with caution}	Note F: too unreliable to be published	0.4^{Note E: Use with caution}
Heart disease	Note F: too unreliable to be published	0.6^{Note E: Use with caution}	Note F: too unreliable to be published	0.6^{Note E: Use with caution}
Mood disorder	5.0^Note *	10.2	2.1^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note *	5.1
Anxiety disorder	4.8^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note *	12.6	4.9^{Note E: Use with caution}	6.6
25 to 54
Asthma	4.7^Note *	9.9	3.5^Note *	7.4
Arthritis	6.7^Note *	11.1	3.4^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note *	7.8
Cancer	Note F: too unreliable to be published	1.0	Note F: too unreliable to be published	0.5^{Note E: Use with caution}
High blood pressure	7.4	7.5	11.7	11.4
Diabetes	2.4^{Note E: Use with caution}	2.9	4.2	4.0
Heart disease	1.2^{Note E: Use with caution}	1.6	2.2^{Note E: Use with caution}	1.9
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	Note F: too unreliable to be published	3.0	Note F: too unreliable to be published	2.2
Mood disorder	4.6^Note *	11.5	3.7^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note *	7.9
Anxiety disorder	3.8^Note *	10.8	3.3^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note *	6.2
55 to 64
Asthma	7.2^{Note E: Use with caution}	9.2	Note F: too unreliable to be published	6.3
Arthritis	22.3^Note *	32.8	14.7^Note *	23.4
Cancer	Note F: too unreliable to be published	2.7	Note F: too unreliable to be published	3.0
High blood pressure	35.2^Note *	27.5	36.4	31.7
Diabetes	13.5^Note *	9.0	21.7^Note *	11.1
Heart disease	Note F: too unreliable to be published	4.5	7.0^{Note E: Use with caution}	9.1
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	Note F: too unreliable to be published	5.4	Note F: too unreliable to be published	4.6
Mood disorder	4.0^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note *	12.7	4.8^{Note E: Use with caution}	7.4
Anxiety disorder	Note F: too unreliable to be published	9.0	Note F: too unreliable to be published	5.1
65 and over
Asthma	6.4^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note *	9.0	5.3^{Note E: Use with caution}	6.5
Arthritis	37.4^Note *	49.2	25.3^Note *	33.8
Cancer	4.4^{Note E: Use with caution}	4.9	5.4^{Note E: Use with caution}	6.8
High blood pressure	52.6	48.2	49.1	46.7
Diabetes	24.9	14.6	30.0^Note *	19.4
Heart disease	11.4^{Note E: Use with caution}	14.0	14.8^Note *	20.9
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	3.6^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note *	8.1	Note F: too unreliable to be published	7.5
Mood disorder	6.0^{Note E: Use with caution}	7.7	5.2^{Note E: Use with caution}	5.1
Anxiety disorder	4.6^{Note E: Use with caution}	6.2	3.1^{Note E: Use with caution}	3.5
^E use with caution F too unreliable to be published Note * significantly different from "Not a visible minority," within sex, at p < 0.05 Return to note * referrer Note 1. The term "chronic health condition" refers to health problems that are reported by the respondent, that have been diagnosed by a health professional, and that are expected to last six months or more. Return to note 1 referrer Note 2. People diagnosed with gestational diabetes only are excluded. Return to note 2 referrer Note 3. Data for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease collected only for persons aged 35 and over. Return to note 3 referrer Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey, 2013–2014.

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Table 32
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Prevalence of chronic conditions, by sex, age and visible minority status, Canada, 2013–2014