Table 3 Clusters of two and three health problems by age group and sex in electronic health records
Age group | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|
15-44 | Two: Depression or anxiety & mental disorder (2.5%) | Two: Depression or anxiety & mental disorder (3.8%) |
Three: Depression or anxiety & mental disorder & back pain (0.5%) | Three: Depression or anxiety & mental disorder & back pain (0.8%) | |
45-64 | Two: Hypertension & diabetes mellitus (6.2%) | Two: Depression or anxiety & mental disorder (9.9%) |
Three: Hypertension & diabetes mellitus & hypercholesterolemia (1.5%) | Three: Hypertension & depression or anxiety mental disorder & osteoarthritis, arthritis or rheumatism (2.0%) | |
65-74 | Two: Hypertension & prostatic disorder (17.5%) | Two: Hypertension & osteoarthritis, arthritis or rheumatism (22.4%) |
Three: Hypertension & prostatic disorder& osteoarthritis, arthritis or rheumatism (5.5%) | Three: Hypertension & osteoarthritis, arthritis or rheumatism & depression or anxiety (7.1%) | |
≥75 | Two: Hypertension & prostatic disorders (28.2%) | Two: Hypertension & osteoarthritis, arthritis or rheumatism (32.9%) |
Three: Hypertension & prostatic disorder & cardiac disease (10.9%) | Three: Hypertension & osteoarthritis, arthritis or rheumatism & cardiac disease (11.1%) |