Reaching 100 in the Countryside: Health Profile and Living Circumstances of Portuguese Centenarians from the Beira Interior Region

Table 3

Current health problems of the centenarians of Beira Interior ( = 101).

	Male	Female	Total	p
	( = 14)	( = 87)
High blood pressure	5 (35.7%)	19 (21.8%)	24 (23.8%)	0.209
Heart condition	5 (35.7%)	15 (17.2%)	20 (19.8%)	0.109
Diabetes	1 (7.1%)	3 (3.4%)	4 (4%)	0.455
Chronic lung disease	3 (21.4%)	11 (12.6%)	14 (13.9%)	0.301
Stomach ulcers, irritable bowel syndrome, or other serious problems with stomach or bowels	4 (28.6%)	7 (8%)	11 (36,6%)	0.044
Cirrhosis or any other serious liver problems	0	1	1 (1%)	0.861
Problems with kidneys	0	2 (2.3%)	2 (2%)	0.741
Frequent urinary infections	0	4 (4.6%)	4 (4%)	0.545
Urinary incontinence	5 (35.7%)	27 (31%)	32 (31.7%)	0.473
Prostate problems (for men)	3 (21.4%)	-	-
Problems with vision	11 (78.6%)	50 (57.5%)	61 (60.4%)	0.113
Problems with hearing	11 (78.6%)	63 (72.4%)	74 (73.3%)	0.452
Arthritis (hands, knee, hip, shoulder, and spine)	0	19 (21.8%)	19 (18.2%)	0.043
Osteoporosis	0	8 (9.2%)	8 (7.9%)	0.289
Other medical conditions	1 (7.1%)	8 (9.1%)	9 (9.9%)	0.637