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Table 2 Distribution of number of chronic conditions in 2010, by sex and age group (N = 1,356,761)

From: Burden of multimorbidity, socioeconomic status and use of health services across stages of life in urban areas: a cross-sectional study

 

Women

 

19-24 years

25-44 years

45-64 years

65-79 years

80+ years

 

n = 52,222

n = 276,275

n = 209,969

n = 105,682

n = 47,498

Number of conditions

     

0

52.3

42.9

18.4

4.0

3.5

1

28.1

27.1

17.2

4.7

3.2

2

12.4

15.4

16.7

8.2

5.9

3

4.8

7.8

14.4

11.6

8.6

4

1.6

3.7

11.1

13.1

11.4

≥5

0.8

3.1

22.2

58.4

67.4

 

Men

 

19-24 years

25-44 years

45-64 years

65-79 years

80+ years

 

n = 54,094

n = 297,127

n = 200,261

n = 87,504

n = 26,129

Number of conditions

     

0

61.4

55.4

25.9

5.3

3.7

1

25.4

24.7

19.4

6.6

3.3

2

9.1

11.3

16.8

10.4

6.0

3

2.9

5.0

13.2

13.3

9.3

4

0.8

2.1

9.5

14.4

11.7

≥5

0.4

1.5

15.2

50.0

66.0

  1. Abbreviation: n total number of patients in each stratum.
  2. Data are expressed as percentage of total patients within each category considered.
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