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Table 3 Distribution of individuals assigned to each multimorbidity pattern according to the number of chronic diseases of the corresponding pattern by sex and age group

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)

  1. CM: cardiometabolic, MEC: mechanical, PG: psychogeriatric.
  2. *Statistically significant differences between men and women (p < 0.001).