Table 1

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Table 1 Chronic conditions among all adults 65 years and older, and comorbid conditions with visual impairment among adults 65 and older

	Vision impairment + comorbid chronic condition				Chronic condition for all age 65+

Condition	Unweighted N	Estimated population^a	%	95%CI	Sample N	Estimated population	%	95%CI

Breathing problems	1,865	1,198,802	21.0	±0.9	7,411	4,914,417	14.9	±0.4
Depression risk
Mild/moderate	5,073	3,260,398	57.2	±1.3	21,824	14,359,364	43.5	±0.7
Severe	578	350,644	6.2	±0.6	1,374	832,782	2.5	±0.2
No risk	3,136	2,087,194	36.6	±1.3	26,080	17,824,474	54.0	±0.7
Diabetes	1,940	1,243,178	22.3	±1.0	7,368	4,927,904	15.2	±0.4
Hearing impairment	4,588	3,033,342	53.2	±1.2	18,570	12,849,642	38.9	±0.7
Heart problems	3,712	2,146,154	42.9	±1.2	14,989	10,247,372	31.0	±0.5
Hypertension	5,487	3,467,766	61.0	±1.3	26,554	17,554,971	53.3	±0.5
Joint symptoms	5,553	3,562,836	69.1	±1.2	23,933	15,935,696	55.7	±0.6
Low back pain	3,812	2,417,301	42.6	±1.2	14,934	9,908,903	30.1	±0.5
Stroke	1,321	879,368	15.5	±0.9	4,117	2,808,141	8.5	±0.6

^aWeight for population estimate - final annual sample adult weight averaged by 8.
Data Source: National Center for Health Statistics. (1997-2004). National Health Interview Survey, Sample Adult Files. Hyattsville, MD: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Retrieved January 5, 2006, from p://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhis.htm.

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