Table 1 Number of diseases, stratified by sex and age group
From: Multimorbidity patterns in the elderly: a prospective cohort study with cluster analysis
Patients included in the analysis in 2009, N = 190,108 | ||||
Women | Men | |||
65–79 years | ≥80 years | 65–79 years | ≥80 years | |
Total, n(%) | 80,208 (42.2) | 33,442 (17.6) | 59,331 (31.2) | 17,127 (9.0) |
Number of diagnoses*, n(%) | ||||
2 | 4249 (5.3) | 1595 (4.8) | 3770 (6.4) | 782 (4.6) |
[3–5] | 22,491 (28.1) | 8688 (26.0) | 19,429 (32.7) | 4534 (26.5) |
[6–9] | 32,663 (40.7) | 13,732 (41.0) | 23,846 (40.2) | 7252 (42.3) |
≥ 10 | 20,805 (25.9) | 9427 (28.2) | 12,286 (20.7) | 4559 (26.6) |
Median number of diagnoses (IQR)** | 7 (5–10) | 7 (5–10) | 6 (4–9) | 7 (5–10) |
Number of diagnoses included in cluster analysis*** | 83 | 85 | 84 | 85 |
Patients included in the analysis in 2014, N = 166,095 | ||||
Women | Men | |||
70–79 years | ≥80 years | 70–79 years | ≥80 years | |
Total n(%) | 51,835 (31.2) | 49,940 (30.1) | 38,127 (22.9) | 26,193 (15.8) |
Number of diagnoses*, n(%) | ||||
2 | 3220 (6.2) | 2026 (4.1) | 2811 (7.4) | 1125 (4.3) |
[3–5] | 16,662 (32.1) | 12,144 (24.3) | 13,879 (36.4) | 6818 (26.0) |
[6–9] | 21,334 (41.2) | 21,316 (42.7) | 15,119 (39.6) | 11,333 (43.3) |
≥ 10 | 10,619 (20.5) | 14,454 (28.9) | 6318 (16.6) | 6917 (26.4) |
Median number of diagnoses (IQR)** | 6 (4–9) | 7 (5–10) | 6 (4–8) | 7 (5–10) |
Number of diagnoses included in cluster analysis*** | 80 | 84 | 80 | 82 |