Weighted prevalence (%) and 95% CIs of chronic conditions at three age strata, adjusted for sex
| Non-institutionalised Adults | Jail inmates | Prison inmates | ||||
| No | % (95% CI) | No | % (95% CI) | No | % (95% CI) | |
| Cardiovascular risk factors | ||||||
| Hypertension | ||||||
| 18–33 | 1826 | 6.9 (6.5 to 7.3) | 489 | 10.3 (9.5 to 11.2) | 832 | 10.6 (9.7 to 11.2) |
| 34–49 | 5146 | 17.2 (16.7 to 17.8) | 583 | 24.4 (22.9 to 26.1) | 1583 | 24.7 (23.5 to 26.0) |
| 50–65 | 8444 | 38.8 (38.0 to 39.7) | 131 | 49.7 (47.3 to 52.0) | 681 | 50.0 (48.2 to 51.9) |
| Diabetes | ||||||
| 18–33 | 308 | 1.1 (1.0 to 1.3) | 95 | 1.5 (1.2 to 1.8) | 136 | 1.6 (1.3 to 18.0) |
| 34–49 | 1209 | 3.9 (3.6 to 4.2) | 138 | 5.0 (4.3 to 5.9) | 372 | 5.3 (4.8 to 5.9) |
| 50–65 | 2570 | 11.4 (10.9 to 11.9) | 47 | 14.4 (12.5 to 16.7) | 226 | 15.2 (13.9 to 16.7) |
| Obese Class I–III* | ||||||
| 18–33 | 4691 | 18.4 (18.0 to 18.9) | 560 | 13.9 (13.5 to 14.2) | 1226 | 19.1 (19.0 to 19.3) |
| 34–49 | 7391 | 25.4 (25.3 to 25.5) | 484 | 19.1 (19.0 to 19.3) | 1822 | 24.7 (24.5 to 24.9) |
| 50–65 | 6022 | 29.1 (28.9 to 29.3) | 60 | 22.1 (22.0 to 22.1) | 368 | 27.4 (27.0 to 27.8) |
| Overweight | ||||||
| 18–33 | 7331 | 28.8 (25.5 to 32.1) | 1267 | 32.9 (29.9 to 35.9) | 2734 | 40.7 (37.8 to 43.6) |
| 34–49 | 10239 | 35.8 (32.5 to 39.2) | 997 | 39.4 (36.0 to 42.9) | 2931 | 46.7 (43.7 to 49.6) |
| 50–65 | 7777 | 38.4 (35.2 to 41.7) | 116 | 44.8 (41.7 to 47.9) | 641 | 49.8 (47.1 to 52.5) |
| Normal weight | ||||||
| 18–33 | 11528 | 49.3 (46.2 to 52.5) | 1767 | 50.8 (48.0 to 53.6) | 2256 | 39.3 (36.4 to 42.1) |
| 34–49 | 10334 | 37.3 (34.2 to 40.5) | 925 | 40.2 (37.0 to 43.5) | 1548 | 28.3 (25.6 to 31.0) |
| 50–65 | 6237 | 31.3 (28.5 to 34.2) | 127 | 32.3 (29.5 to 35.2) | 406 | 22.5 (20.2 to 24.7) |
| Underweight | ||||||
| 18–33 | 685 | 3.3 (2.8 to 4.0) | 73 | 2.5 (1.9 to 3.0) | 23 | 0.9 (0.7 to 1.1) |
| 34–49 | 407 | 1.4 (1.2 to 1.7) | 39 | 1.2 (0.9 to 1.5) | 33 | 0.4 (0.3 to 0.5) |
| 50–65 | 226 | 1.1 (0.9 to 1.3) | 4 | 0.8 (0.6 to 1.0) | 7 | 0.3 (0.2 to 0.3) |
| Cardiovascular disease | ||||||
| Angina | ||||||
| 18–33 | 74 | 0.2 (0.2 to 0.3) | 18 | 0.3 (0.2 to 0.4) | 18 | 0.2 (0.2 to 0.3) |
| 34–49 | 243 | 0.8 (0.7 to 0.9) | 32 | 0.9 (0.6 to 1.2) | 57 | 0.8 (0.6 to 1.0) |
| 50–65 | 828 | 3.9 (3.6 to 4.3) | 10 | 4.2 (3.1 to 5.8) | 83 | 4.0 (3.1 to 4.7) |
| Heart attack/myocardial infarction | ||||||
| 18–33 | 32 | 0.1 (0.1 to 0.2) | 20 | 0.2 (0.1 to 0.3) | 17 | 0.1 (0.1 to 0.2) |
| 34–49 | 26 | 0.8 (0.7 to 0.9) | 42 | 1.2 (0.9 to 1.6) | 93 | 0.9 (0.7 to 1.1) |
| 50–65 | 1064 | 4.6 (4.3 to 4.9) | 18 | 6.9 (5.3 to 9.0) | 95 | 5.1 (4.3 to 6.2) |
| Pulmonary disease | ||||||
| Asthma | ||||||
| 18–33 | 2876 | 11.3 (10.8 to 11.8) | 649 | 17.7 (165 to 19.0) | 95 | 16.7 (15.7 to 17.9) |
| 34–49 | 2923 | 9.3 (8.9 to 9.7) | 410 | 14.8 (13.7 to 16.0) | 877 | 13.9 (13.0 to 14.9) |
| 50–65 | 2268 | 10.0 (9.5 to 10.4) | 46 | 15.8 (14.5 to 17.1) | 224 | 14.9 (13.8 to 16.0) |
| Musculoskeletal disorder | ||||||
| Arthritis | ||||||
| 18–33 | 1155 | 4.5 (4.2 to 4.8) | 310 | 7.7 (7.0 to 8.5) | 548 | 7.7 (7.1 to 8.4) |
| 34–49 | 4347 | 14.4 (13.9 to 15.0) | 550 | 23.0 (21.3 to 24.8) | 1330 | 23.1(21.8 to 24.3) |
| 50–65 | 7245 | 33.3 (32.5 to 34.1) | 123 | 47.0 (44.4 to 49.6) | 602 | 47.0 (45.0 to 48.9) |
| Cancer | ||||||
| Cancer/malignancy of any kind | ||||||
| 18–33 | 345 | 1.9 (1.1 to 1.3) | 88 | 1.1 (0.9 to 1.4) | 111 | 1.2 (1.0 to 1.4) |
| 34–49 | 982 | 3.2 (2.9 to 3.3) | 107 | 3.0 (2.5 to 3.6) | 261 | 3.1 (2.7 to 3.6) |
| 50–65 | 2002 | 9.1 (8.7 to 9.6) | 16 | 8.8 (7.4 to 10.4) | 115 | 9.0 (7.8 to 10.3) |
| Cervical cancer (among women) | ||||||
| 18–33 | 138 | 0.9 (0.8 to 1.1) | 56 | 4.4 (3.4 to 5.6) | 58 | 4.8 (3.8 to 6.1) |
| 34–49 | 196 | 1.2 (1.0 to 1.5) | 49 | 5.8 (4.6 to 7.2) | 103 | 6.3 (5.1 to 7.6) |
| 50–65 | 124 | 1.1 (0.9 to 1.3) | 2 | 4.9 (3.6 to 6.6) | 11 | 5.4 (4.1 to 7.1) |
| Liver disease | ||||||
| Hepatitis | ||||||
| 18–33 | 445 | 1.5 (1.4 to 1.7) | 90 | 3.6 (3.1 to 4.1) | 251 | 5.9 (5.2 to 6.7) |
| 34–49 | 1083 | 3.5 (3.3 to 3.8) | 278 | 8.0 (8.0 to 9.0) | 946 | 12.9 (11.7 to 14.1) |
| 50–65 | 1003 | 4.6 (4.3 to 5.0) | 44 | 10.3 (8.9 to 11.9) | 277 | 16.4 (14.6 to 18.2) |
*Body mass index 30 and higher.