Table 2
Prevalence of selected chronic conditions diagnosed by health professionals, by population characteristics, off-reserve First Nations population and total population of Canada, aged 15 years and older, 2012 Table 2
Prevalence of selected chronic conditions diagnosed by health professionals, by population characteristics, off-reserve First Nations population and total population of Canada, aged 15 years and older, 2012

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This table displays the results of Prevalence of selected chronic conditions diagnosed by health professionals, by population characteristics, off-reserve First Nations population and total population of Canada, aged 15 years and older, 2012. Chronic conditions, High blood pressure, Arthritis, Asthma, Mood disorder, Anxiety disorder and Diabetes, calculated using percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
	High blood pressure	Arthritis	Asthma	Mood disorder	Anxiety disorder	Diabetes
	Chronic conditions
	percent
Total First Nations population	22	20	15	15	14	10
Men (ref.)	21	15	12	10	10	9
Women	23	23^{Table 2 - note *}	18^{Table 2 - note *}	19^{Table 2 - note *}	18^{Table 2 - note *}	11
Age groups
15 to 24	3^{Table 2 - note *}	2^{Table 2 - note E: Use with caution}^{Table 2 - note *}	16	13	14^{Table 2 - note *}	1^{Table 2 - note E: Use with caution}^{Table 2 - note *}
25 to 54	21^{Table 2 - note *}	17^{Table 2 - note *}	15	17^{Table 2 - note *}	17^{Table 2 - note *}	9^{Table 2 - note *}
55 and older (ref.)	50	47	15	11^{Table 2 - note E: Use with caution}	9	25
Total population of Canada (age standardized)	18	12	8	7	7	5
^E use with caution Note * significantly different from reference category (ref.) at p < 0.05. Return to Table 2 - note * referrer Note: When the rates of selected chronic conditions for the total population of Canada are compared to the First Nations population, it is necessary to age-standardize the Canadian population to reflect the younger age structure of the First Nations population. Source: Statistics Canada, Aboriginal Peoples Survey, 2012; Canadian Community Health Survey, 2012.

Date modified:: 2016-04-12

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