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Chronic conditions

• The majority of women and men in Ontario have at least one chronic condition and many have two or more.
• Thirty-nine per cent of low income women have two or more chronic conditions compared to 28 per cent of women in the highest income group and 21 per cent of higher income men.
• Among women aged 65 and older, 70 per cent of low-income women have two or more chronic conditions compared to 57 per cent of higher-income women and 50 per cent of higher-income men.

Disease risk factors

• Overall, more than half of Ontario adults age 25 years and older reported physical inactivity (51 per cent) and inadequate fruit and vegetable intake (57 per cent), 53 per cent were overweight or obese and 22 per cent were current smokers
• Women are less physically active than men, but eat more fruits and vegetables, and are less likely to be overweight or obese and smoke than men.
• While rates of smoking have decreased over time, 28 per cent of women with less than a high school education report smoking compared to eight per cent of women who had a university degree or higher.

Length of Life

• Low-income women and men are more likely to die prematurely.
• Twenty-six per cent of women and 41 per cent of men in the lowest income range die before age 75 compared to 19 per cent of women and 28 per cent of men in the highest income bracket.

Pain

• Thirty-five per cent of low income women age 65 and older say their activities are limited by pain compared to 18 per cent of higher income women in this age group.
• Among women age 25-64, 26 per cent of low income women, and 10 per cent of higher income women report their activities are limited by pain.

Disabilities

• More than half of low-income women age 65 and older have a disability that requires the help of another person to carry out routine daily activities such as g
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