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Table 4 Distribution of chronic comorbidities in chronic patients > 65 years during the year of study overall and according to risk level by adjusted morbidity groups (AMG)

From: Chronic diseases in the geriatric population: morbidity and use of primary care services according to risk level

Chronic comorbidity

n (%)

Low risk

1628 (49.5)

Medium risk

1293 (39.3)

High risk

371 (11.2)

p

Anaemia

61 (3.7)

108 (8.4)

99 (26.7)

< 0.01

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)

3 (0.2)

1 (0.1)

0 (0.0)

0.5

Cirrhosis

52 (3.2)

124 (9.6)

34 (9.2)

< 0.01

Gastrointestinal ulcer

40 (2.5)

31 (2.4)

19 (5.1)

0.01

Inflammatory bowel disease

6 (0.4)

15 (1.2)

4 (1.1)

0.04

Aorta aneurysm

2 (0.1)

19 (1.5)

18 (4.9)

< 0.01

Ischaemic heart disease

43 (2.6)

140 (10.8)

102 (27.5)

< 0.01

Dysrhythmias

173 (46.6)

254 (19.6)

85 (5.2)

< 0.01

Hypertension

921 (56.6)

973 (75.3)

330 (88.9)

< 0.01

Stroke

29 (1.8)

88 (6.8)

87 (23.5)

< 0.01

Heart chronic failure

11 (0.7)

91 (7.0)

115 (31.0)

< 0.01

Valvular heart disease

20 (1.2)

51 (3.9)

73 (19.7)

< 0.01

Obstructive chronic pulmonary disease

47 (2.9)

130 (10.1)

91 (24.5)

< 0.01

Asthma

60 (3.7)

92 (7.1)

20 (5.4)

< 0.01

Arthritis

17 (1.0)

58 (4.5)

21 (5.7)

< 0.01

Osteoarthritis

247 (15.2)

362 (28.0)

98 (26.4)

< 0.01

Osteoporosis

347 (21.3)

365 (28.2)

94 (25.3)

< 0.01

Dementia

57 (3.5)

90 (7.0)

56 (15.1)

< 0.01

Epilepsy

17 (1.0)

24 (1.9)

16 (4.3)

< 0.01

Parkinson

16 (1.0)

43 (3.3)

16 (4.3)

< 0.01

Alcohol abuse

28 (1.7)

48 (3.7)

30 (8.1)

< 0.01

Substance abuse

0 (0.0)

1 (0.1)

4 (1.1)

< 0.01

Anxiety

260 (16.0)

278 (21.5)

69 (18.6)

< 0.01

Depression

163 (10.0)

271 (21.0)

91 (24.5)

< 0.01

Diabetes Mellitus

198 (12.2)

344 (26.6)

166 (44.7)

< 0.01

Dyslipidaemia

839 (51.5)

840 (65.0)

258 (69.5)

< 0.01

Obesity

241 (14.8)

333 (25.8)

109 (29.4)

< 0.01

Thyroid disorder

275 (16.9)

292 (22.6)

92 (24.8)

< 0.01

Renal chronic failure

5 (0.3)

32 (2.5)

91 (24.5)

< 0.01

Glaucoma

111 (6.8)

130 (10.1)

44 (11.9)

< 0.01

  Active neoplasia

36 (2.2)

137 (10.6)

122 (32.9)

< 0.01

  Breast neoplasia

4 (0.2)

15 (1.2)

18 (4.9)

< 0.01

  Prostate neoplasia

7 (0.4)

27 (2.1)

21 (5.7)

< 0.01

  Colorectal neoplasia

2 (0.1)

22 (1.7)

14 (3.8)

< 0.01

  Skin neoplasia

7 (0.4)

19 (1.5)

11 (3)

< 0.01

  Lung neoplasia

4 (0.1)

8 (0.6)

14 (3.8)

< 0.01

  Lymphoma

7 (0.4)

13 (1.0)

12 (3.2)

< 0.01

  Bladder neoplasia

1 (0.1)

8 (0.6)

14 (3.8)

< 0.01

  Leukaemia

1 (0.1)

10 (0.8)

8 (2.2)

< 0.01