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Table 1 Estimated prevalence of multimorbidity within quintiles of deprivation index and strata of number of visits in 2010, stratified 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 (MM: 19.6%)

n = 276,275 (MM: 30.0%)

n = 209,969 (MM: 64.4%)

n = 105,682 (MM: 91.2%)

n = 47,498 (MM: 93.3%)

Deprivation index

     

Least deprived

15.7

25.0

56.5

87.7

90.9

Q2

18.5

28.4

62.0

90.3

93.2

Q3

20.6

30.8

66.0

91.8

93.2

Q4

20.9

31.8

68.7

92.8

94.6

Most deprived

21.8

34.1

70.6

93.3

95.2

Number of visits

     

Median (IQR)

6 (3–10)

6 (3–11)

8 (4–13)

11 (7–18)

14 (8–23)

0

6.8

10.5

19.9

33.5

45.1

1-2

13.0

21.3

46.4

70.2

75.8

3-5

20.3

31.0

64.9

86.8

89.7

6-10

29.1

44.0

79.3

94.5

95.3

≥11

41.8

61.3

90.8

98.4

98.0

 

Men

 

19-24 years

25-44 years

45-64 years

65-79 years

80+ years

 

n = 54,094 (MM: 13.3%)

n = 297,127 (MM: 19.9%)

n = 200,261 (MM: 54.7%)

n = 87,504 (MM: 88.0%)

n = 26,129 (MM: 93.0%)

Deprivation index

     

Least deprived

11.6

17.4

49.3

84.4

91.0

Q2

11.8

19.3

53.9

87.5

92.6

Q3

14.4

20.3

55.8

88.3

93.4

Q4

14.2

20.8

57.7

89.6

94.2

Most deprived

14.0

21.1

57.6

90.0

93.8

Number of visits

     

Median (IQR)

4 (1–8)

5 (2–9)

6 (3–11)

11 (6–17)

14 (8–23)

0

5.7

7.2

18.0

31.9

38.3

1-2

11.0

15.9

42.7

65.4

73.1

3-5

16.3

25.1

61.2

83.5

88.0

6-10

24.0

36.5

76.1

92.7

95.1

≥11

33.8

54.2

88.3

97.4

97.7

  1. Abbreviations: n total number of patients in each stratum, MM multimorbidity, Qi quintiles of deprivation (Q1, least deprived to Q5, most deprived); IQR interquartile range.
  2. Data are expressed as percentage, unless otherwise stated.