Table 2 Prevalence of multimorbidity in persons with at least 2 diseases, NHIS 2018 (n = 7580)
Cancer Survivors n (%) | Controls n (%) | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Individual Diseases | n = 811 | n = 6769 | |
Hypertension | 569 (70.3) | 5097 (75.3) | 0.002 |
Coronary heart disease | 114 (14.1) | 1011 (15.0) | 0.497 |
Heart attack (myocardial infarction) | 58 (7.16) | 698 (10.3) | 0.004 |
Angina/other heart condition | 185 (22.8) | 1557 (23.1) | 0.886 |
Stroke | 75 (9.27) | 641 (9.48) | 0.849 |
Emphysema | 53 (6.56) | 324 (4.79) | 0.029 |
Asthma | 144 (17.8) | 1228 (18.1) | 0.828 |
Ulcer | 103 (12.7) | 866 (12.8) | 0.938 |
Diabetes | 167 (20.6) | 1875 (27.7) | < .0001 |
Liver disease | 19 (2.38) | 218 (3.26) | 0.181 |
Arthritis | 440 (54.4) | 4059 (60.0) | 0.002 |
High cholesterol | 472 (58.5) | 4536 (67.2) | < .0001 |
COPD | 98 (12.1) | 751 (11.1) | 0.392 |
Hepatitis | 34 (4.24) | 365 (5.47) | 0.143 |
Multimorbidity Count | |||
2–3 | 346 (42.7) | 4220 (62.3) | < .0001 |
4–5 | 304 (37.5) | 1811 (26.8) | |
6 + | 161 (19.8) | 738 (10.9) | |