Table 1 Longstanding conditions included in Scottish Health Survey 2003
Type of longstanding condition | Grouped (system of body) | Number/% within grouped conditions |
|---|---|---|
1 Cancer (neoplasm) including lumps, masses, tumours & growths | Neoplasms & begin growths | |
2 Diabetes. Incl. Hyperglycemia | Endocrine and metabolic | 443 (6.3%) |
3 Other endocrine/metabolic | ||
4 Mental llness.anxiety/despression/nerves | 275 (3.9%) | |
5 Mental handicap | ||
6 Epilepsy/fits/convulsions | Nervous system | 289 (3.9%) |
7 Migraine/headaches | ||
8 other problems of nervous system | ||
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness | Eye complaints | 126 (1.8%) |
10 Other eye complaints | ||
11 Poor hearing/deafness | Ear complaints | 134 (1.9%) |
12 Tinnitus/noise in the ear | ||
13 Menieres discease/ear complaints causing balance problem | ||
14 Other ear complaints | ||
15 Stroke/cerebral haemorrhage/cerebral thrombosis | Heart & circulatory system | 873 (12.4%) |
16 Heart attack/angina | ||
17 Hypertension/high blood pressure/blood pressure | ||
18 Other heart problems | ||
19 Piles/haemorrhoids incl Varicose Veins in anus | ||
20 Varicose Veins/phlebitis in lower extremities | ||
21 Other blood vessels/embolic | ||
22 Bronchitis/emphysema | Respiratory system | 603 (8.5%) |
23 Asthma | ||
24 Hayfever | ||
25 Other respiratory complaints | ||
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer (nes)/abdominal hemia/rupture | Digestive system | 367 (5.2%) |
27Other digestive complaints (e.g. stomach, liver, pancreas) | ||
28 Complaints of bowel/colon (e.ge large intestine, caecum, bowel) | Gentro-urinay system | 139 (2.0%) |
29 complaints of teeth/mouth, tongue | ||
30 kidney complaints | ||
31 Urinary tract infection | ||
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence | ||
33 Reproductive system disorders | ||
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis | Musculoskeletal system | 1,315 (18.6%) |
35 Black problems/slipped disc .spine/neck | ||
36 Other Problems of bones/joints/muscles | ||
37 Infection and parasitic diseases | Infectious disease | 16 (0.2%) |
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs | Blood & related organs | 46 (0.7%) |
39 skin complaints | Skin complaints | 102 (1.4%) |
40 Other Complaints | other complaints | 0 (0%) |