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Baseline Monograph - African American Women: Current Health Status
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|
Age In Three Categories |
| 65-69 |
70-79 |
80+ |
| GENERAL HEALTH |
EXCELLENT |
21 |
11.0% |
12 |
3.9% |
3 |
3.8% |
| VERY GOOD |
32 |
16.8% |
52 |
17.0% |
12 |
15.0% |
| GOOD |
67 |
35.1% |
97 |
31.7% |
26 |
32.5% |
| FAIR |
62 |
32.5% |
115 |
37.6% |
25 |
31.3% |
| POOR |
9 |
4.7% |
30 |
9.8% |
14 |
17.5% |
| HEALTH COMPARED TO OTHERS |
BETTER THAN OTHERS YOUR AGE |
83 |
49.4% |
131 |
47.5% |
34 |
53.1% |
| ABOUT THE SAME AS OTHERS YOUR AGE |
71 |
42.3% |
120 |
43.5% |
27 |
42.2% |
| WORSE THAN OTHERS YOUR AGE |
6 |
3.6% |
14 |
5.1% |
3 |
4.7% |
| MISSING |
8 |
4.8% |
11 |
4.0% |
|
|
| BED DAYS LAST TWO WEEKS |
NONE |
182 |
95.3% |
285 |
92.2% |
77 |
96.3% |
| 1-7 DAYS |
9 |
4.7% |
20 |
6.5% |
2 |
2.5% |
| 8-14 DAYS |
|
|
4 |
1.3% |
1 |
1.3% |
| ILLNESS CAUSING BED DAYS |
DIABETES |
1 |
.5% |
|
|
1 |
1.3% |
| ARTHRITIS |
|
|
3 |
1.0% |
|
|
| COLD OR FLU |
1 |
.5% |
7 |
2.3% |
|
|
| INJURY |
1 |
.5% |
3 |
1.0% |
|
|
| GENERAL FATIGUE / WEAKNESS (INCL. OLD AGE) |
|
|
3 |
1.0% |
|
|
| OTHER |
6 |
3.1% |
8 |
2.6% |
2 |
2.5% |
| NOT APPLICABLE |
182 |
95.3% |
285 |
92.2% |
77 |
96.3% |
| NERVOUS OR EMOTIONAL DISORDER |
NO |
172 |
90.1% |
268 |
86.7% |
73 |
91.3% |
| YES |
16 |
8.4% |
40 |
12.9% |
7 |
8.8% |
| UNKNOWN |
3 |
1.6% |
1 |
.3% |
|
|
| HEARING PROBLEM |
NO |
158 |
82.7% |
246 |
79.9% |
61 |
76.3% |
| YES |
33 |
17.3% |
61 |
19.8% |
19 |
23.8% |
| MISSING |
|
|
1 |
.3% |
|
|
| VISION PROBLEM |
NO |
122 |
63.9% |
187 |
60.9% |
44 |
55.7% |
| YES |
66 |
34.6% |
118 |
38.4% |
35 |
44.3% |
| MISSING |
3 |
1.6% |
2 |
.7% |
|
|
| KIDNEY DISEASE |
NO |
187 |
97.9% |
291 |
94.2% |
74 |
92.5% |
| YES |
3 |
1.6% |
13 |
4.2% |
5 |
6.3% |
| UNKNOWN |
1 |
.5% |
5 |
1.6% |
1 |
1.3% |
| ARTHRITIS |
NO |
81 |
42.4% |
97 |
31.4% |
27 |
33.8% |
| YES |
108 |
56.5% |
209 |
67.6% |
52 |
65.0% |
| UNKNOWN |
2 |
1.0% |
3 |
1.0% |
1 |
1.3% |
| EVER DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER |
NO |
180 |
94.7% |
279 |
90.3% |
71 |
88.8% |
| YES |
10 |
5.3% |
30 |
9.7% |
9 |
11.3% |
| CANCER IN PAST 5 YEARS |
NO |
6 |
3.1% |
23 |
7.4% |
9 |
11.3% |
| YES |
4 |
2.1% |
8 |
2.6% |
|
|
| NOT APPLICABLE |
181 |
94.8% |
278 |
90.0% |
71 |
88.8% |
| LUNG DISEASE, EMPHYSEMA, OR BRONCHITIS |
NO |
164 |
85.9% |
281 |
90.9% |
72 |
90.0% |
| YES |
26 |
13.6% |
25 |
8.1% |
8 |
10.0% |
| UNKNOWN |
1 |
.5% |
3 |
1.0% |
|
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