Objectives: This study aims to explore the factors related to chronic cardiovascular
diseases and multiple chronic cardiovascular diseases in the elderly in Taiwan.
Methods: This study analyzed data from the 2013 National Health Interview Survey
conducted by the National Health Administration of the Ministry of Health and Welfare.
The independent variables were basic demographic characteristics, preventive health care
and health behaviors, and the dependent variables were chronic cardiovascular diseases
and multiple chronic cardiovascular diseases. Firstly, the distribution of each variable
is described in terms of frequency, percentage and p value. Secondly, multiple logistic
regression analysis is used to find out the influencing factors that independently affect
chronic diseases and multiple chronic diseases.
Results : This study took 2,021 elderly people over 65 years old as the research subjects.
Out of these, 662 (32.76%) had chronic cardiovascular diseases, and 749 (37.06%) had
multiple chronic cardiovascular diseases. In terms of chronic cardiovascular diseases and
multiple chronic cardiovascular diseases affecting the elderly, there are factors such as
being over 75 years of age, female, unemployed, and being overweight or obese.
Conclusions : The factors affecting the elderly with chronic cardiovascular diseases
and multiple chronic cardiovascular diseases are age, work, weight and gender.