From: Age and gender differences in the prevalence and patterns of multimorbidity in the older population
Patterns | Number of diseases of 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 | 2 | 78.9 | 73.7 | 70.3 | 75.6 | 83.9 | 80.3 | 79.4 | 81.4 |
3 | 17.2 | 20.9 | 24.3 | 19.6 | 13.8 | 16.8 | 17.9 | 15.9 | |
≥4 | 4 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.7 | |
Mean (SD) | 2.3 (0.5) | 2.3 (0.6) | 2.4 (0.6) | 2.3 (0.6)* | 2.2 (0.5) | 2.2 (0.5) | 2.2 (0.5) | 2.2 (0.5)* | |
MEC | 2 | 78.5 | 76.7 | 77.7 | 77.7 | 58.8 | 60.8 | 66.4 | 60.4 |
3 | 17.9 | 18.9 | 17.6 | 18.3 | 28.5 | 26.7 | 24 | 27.3 | |
≥4 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 12.7 | 12.5 | 9.6 | 12.4 | |
Mean (SD) | 2.3 (0.5) | 2.3 (0.6) | 2.3 (0.6) | 2.3 (0.5)* | 2.6 (0.8) | 2.6 (0.8) | 2.5 (0.8) | 2.6 (0.8)* | |
PG | 2 | 89.6 | 86.2 | 80.2 | 85.1 | 90.1 | 86.5 | 81.8 | 85.2 |
3 | 9.6 | 12.5 | 17.8 | 13.4 | 7.6 | 12.5 | 16.3 | 13.3 | |
≥4 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 2 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 1.6 | |
Mean (SD) | 2.2 (0.4) | 2.2 (0.4) | 2.2 (0.5) | 2.2 (0.4) | 2.1 (0.4) | 2.1 (0.4) | 2.2 (0.4) | 2.2 (0.4) |