Characteristicsn,% Menn = 282 Womenn = 150 p-value Distinct diseases Hypertension 113 40.07% 49 32.67% 0.16 Obesity 32 11.35% 21 14.00% 0.52 Diabetes  Total 105 37.23% 48 32% 0.33  Diabetes mellitus, unspecified 40 14.18% 26 17% 0.47  Diabetes mellitus type 2 56 19.86% 19 13% 0.081  Diabetes mellitus type 1 9 3.19% 3 2% 0.68 Diseases of the circulatory system, unspecified 41 14.54% 27 18.00% 0.42 Supraventricular tachyarrhythmia 16 5.67% 9 6.00% 1 Heart failure, unspecified 14 4.96% 16 10.67% 0.043 Cerebral ischaemic stroke 16 5.67% 12 8% 0.47 Chronic kidney disease 31 10.99% 13 8.67% 0.55 Kidney failure, unspecified 17 6.03% 9 6.00% 1 Dependence on renal dialysis 29 10.28% 14 9.33% 0.88 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 18 6.38% 7 4.67% 0.61 Acute ischaemic heart disease, unspecified 15 5.32% 4 2.67% 0.3 Respiratory failure 15 6.32% 4 2.67% 0.3 Aggregated group of diseases No comorbidities 11 3.90% 2 1.33% 0.23 Diseases of the circulatory system 168 59.57% 88 58.67% 0.94 Endocrine, nutritional or metabolic diseases 122 43.26% 63 42.00% 0.88 Diseases of the genitourinary system 54 19.15% 25 16.67% 0.61 Diseases of the respiratory system 47 16.67% 20 13.33% 0.44 Diseases of the nervous system 35 12.41% 26 17.33% 0.21 Diseases of the digestive system 30 10.64% 14 9.33% 0.79 Neoplasms 26 9.22% 14 9.33% 1 Mental, behavioural or neurodevelopmental disorders 25 8.87% 11 7.33% 0.71 Factors influencing health status or contact with health services 37 13.12% 17 11.33% 0.7 Symptoms, signs or clinical findings, not elsewhere classified 13 4.61% 11 7.33% 0.34 Certain infectious or parasitic diseases 15 5.32% 5 3.33% 0.49