Inflammatory and Oxidative Stress Biomarkers in the Elderly, the Birjand Longitudinal Aging Study

Table 3

Percentage of diseases and defects in elderly.

Diseases	History of diseases ( (%))	Cigarette smoker	Non-cigarette smoker	value
High blood pressure	551 (43%)	22 (22%)	529 (48%)	0.00
Diabetes	325 (25%)	9 (9%)	316 (27%)	0.00
Heart failure	150 (12%)	11 (11%)	139 (12%)	0.790
Prostate	166 (13%)	26 (26%)	140 (12%)	0.00
Coronary angiogenesis	216 (17%)	14 (14%)	202 (17%)	0.386
Blood lipid	416 (33%)	12 (12%)	404 (34%)	0.00
Fatty liver	152 (12%)	8 (8%)	144 (12%)	0.200
Osteoarthritis	254 (20%)	9 (9%)	245 (21%)	0.004
Osteoporosis	149 (12%)	7 (7%)	142 (12%)	0.120
Visual impairment	567 (44%)	45 (45%)	522 (44%)	0.822
Uses of glasses	330 (26%)	28 (28%)	302 (25%)	0.615
Dysaudia	141 (11%)	9 (9%)	132 (11%)	0.475

Data are expressed as (%).