Abstract：Objective To investigate the prevalence of chronic diseases among the elderly in gerocomiums in Xingtai City so as to lay the foundation for further building local gerocomiums. Methods A cross-sectional investigation was conducted among 719 senior citizens selected from gerocomiums in Xingtai City by random cluster sampling. Results Among the elderly in gerocomiums in Xingtai City, 86.92% were senior citizens aged 70 years and above. 458 senior citizens suffered from chronic diseases,with the prevalence rate of chronic diseases being 63.70%. 54.8% of the chronic disease patients simultaneously had two kinds of chronic diseases or more, and this situation was found to be the most common in the age group of 60- years. The top five chronic diseases in gerocomiums in Xingtai City were hypertension, cerebral infarction, coronary heart disease, diabetes and prostate hyperplasia. The prevalence rate of coronary heart disease was higher in females than in males (P<0.05), while the prevalence rate of cerebral infarction was higher in males than in females (P<0.05). The prevalence rate of diabetes in the age group of 60- years was the highest (28.57%, P<0.05). Conclusions The prevalence rates of chronic diseases among the elderly in gerocomiums in Xingtai City are not high, but simultaneously suffering from multiple chronic diseases are prevalent, especially in the age group of 60- years; and hence, speciall attention should be paid to this crowd.
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