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Table 3 Mean and standard deviation of multimorbidity additive scale by age, gender and country*

From: Multimorbidity, health and aging in Canada and Australia: a tale of two countries

Age

Women

Men

Canada

Australia

Canada

Australia

Mean (Standard Deviation)

Mean (Standard Deviation)

Mean (Standard Deviation)

Mean (Standard Deviation)

45 to 54

.61 (.94)

.64 (.93)

.53 (.80)

.54 (.88)

55 to 64

1.08 (1.08)

1.13 (1.10)

.91 (1.02)

1.10 (1.12)*

65 to 74

1.55 (1.14)

1.64 (1.29)

1.39 (1.16)

1.35 (1.17)

75 +

1.85 (1.16)

2.03 (1.28)*

1.65 (1.22)

1.76 (1.32)

  1. Note. * p < .05 determined by Chi-square tests of different age distributions between countries