Table 4 Prevalence of specific chronic diseases among individuals assigned to each multimorbidity pattern by sex and age group
From: Age and gender differences in the prevalence and patterns of multimorbidity in the older population
Patterns | Diseases included in the pattern | Men | Women | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
65-74 | 75-84 | ≥85 | Total | 65-74 | 75-84 | ≥85 | Total | ||
(%) | (%) | (%) | (%) | (%) | (%) | (%) | (%) | ||
N = 15,338 | N = 11,121 | N = 2,902 | N = 29,361 | N = 18,945 | N = 17,501 | N = 7,008 | N = 43,454 | ||
CM | Atherosclerosis | 10.3 | 12 | 11 | 11.1 | --- | --- | --- | --- |
Cardiac arrhythmia | 15.2 | 22.5 | 28.4 | 19.9 | 13.2 | 21.5 | 33.9 | 20.6 | |
Congestive heart failure | 3 | 8.6 | 15.8 | 6.9 | 4.7 | 10 | 20.8 | 9.9 | |
Diabetes | 62.6 | 56.4 | 45.2 | 57.9 | 63.1 | 59.1 | 49.2 | 58.8 | |
Gout | 7.3 | 5.8 | 6.7 | 6.6 | --- | --- | --- | --- | |
Hematologic disorders | 8.5 | 9.9 | 8.2 | 9.1 | 7.3 | 10.3 | 9.5 | 9.1 | |
Hypertension | 86.5 | 82.9 | 77 | 83.8 | 92.2 | 91.6 | 88.6 | 91.3 | |
Ischemic heart disease | --- | --- | --- | --- | 8.7 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 11.5 | |
Iron deficiency | 9.9 | 17.7 | 29.3 | 15.5 | --- | --- | --- | --- | |
Obesity | 15.7 | 7.9 | 5.4 | 11.1 | 29.8 | 18.1 | 7.4 | 20.4 | |
Other cardiovascular disorders | 6.9 | 9.3 | 9.2 | 8.2 | --- | --- | --- | --- | |
MEC | Anxiety and neuroses | 25.6 | 24.3 | 32.9 | 25.8 | 31.9 | 33.7 | 38.8 | 33.4 |
Arthropathy | 45.8 | 49 | 42.8 | 46.9 | 40.8 | 47 | 46.5 | 43.9 | |
Cervical pain | 12.2 | 12.4 | 7.3 | 11.8 | 9.9 | 8.1 | 5.7 | 8.7 | |
Dermatitis y eczema | 31.2 | 28.7 | 32.9 | 30.3 | 15 | 15.3 | 18.1 | 15.4 | |
Disorders lipid metabolism | --- | --- | --- | --- | 45.8 | 38.8 | 32.2 | 41.5 | |
Diverticular disease colon | --- | --- | --- | --- | 2.6 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 3 | |
Gastroesophageal reflux | 10.2 | 10.1 | 9.6 | 10.1 | 7.5 | 8.6 | 9.1 | 8.1 | |
Low back pain | 48.5 | 47.1 | 40.4 | 47.2 | 38.7 | 38.2 | 35.4 | 38.2 | |
Osteoporosis | 4.6 | 6.3 | 8.3 | 5.7 | 32.5 | 28.9 | 22.3 | 30 | |
Prostatic hypertrophy | 47.4 | 50.3 | 53.4 | 49.2 | --- | --- | --- | --- | |
Thyroid disease | --- | --- | --- | --- | 17.9 | 15.2 | 14.4 | 16.4 | |
Varicose veins | --- | --- | --- | --- | 15.5 | 18.6 | 19.5 | 17.2 | |
PG | Behaviour problems | 16.3 | 12.5 | 15.7 | 14.1 | --- | --- | --- | --- |
Cardiac arrhythmia | --- | --- | --- | --- | 50.7 | 45.7 | 42 | 45 | |
Cerebrovascular disease | 46.7 | 36.6 | 32 | 37.2 | 25.1 | 26.5 | 25.4 | 25.9 | |
Chronic ulcer of the skin | 17 | 23.6 | 21.8 | 21.8 | 17.5 | 17.3 | 29.9 | 22.2 | |
Congestive heart failure | 17.8 | 28.3 | 30 | 26.7 | 30.3 | 30.1 | 27.1 | 29 | |
Dementia and delirium | 31.1 | 39.1 | 48.2 | 40.1 | 38.4 | 44.4 | 49.9 | 45.7 | |
Iron deficiency | 48.9 | 49.3 | 47.7 | 48.8 | 50.2 | 50.7 | 45.8 | 48.7 | |
Osteoporosis | 17.8 | 11.4 | 9.6 | 12.1 | --- | --- | --- | --- | |
Parkinson’s disease | 15.6 | 14.7 | 16.8 | 15.4 | --- | --- | --- | --- | |