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Table 2 Percentage of participants by diagnostic category

From: The Elderly Nursing Core Set and the cognition of Portuguese older adults: a cross-sectional study

Diagnostic category

N (%)

Diseases of the circulatory system

334 (54.5)

Diseases of the nervous system

213 (34.7)

Diseases of the musculoskeletal system or connective tissue

174 (28.4)

Neoplasias

164 (26.8)

Endocrine, nutritional or metabolic diseases

136 (22.2)

Mental, behavioral or neurodevelopmental disorders

129 (21.0)

Diseases of the genitourinary system

78 (12.7)

Diseases of the respiratory system

62 (10.1)

Diseases of the digestive system

59 (9.6)

Diseases of the blood or blood-forming organs

41 (6.70)

Diseases of the skin

7 (1.1)

Without diseases

3 (0.5)