Chosen health related problems of elderly aged 75-80 years, living in Warsaw region, were analyzed. Almost 32% of respondents perceived their health as poor or very poor, and 84% declared suffering from chronic diseases (mainly cardiovascular, leg problems and hypertensive). Almost 70% of respondents used medicines, the most frequently used medicines were antihypertensives, nitroglicerine and diuretics. Almost 30% of the examined persons had BMI > or = 30 kg/m2. More than 83% of respondents used the glasses, but only 5% used hearing-aid. More women than men had high level of total cholesterol and LDL-cholesterol.