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Table 3 Prevalence of top 10 chronic conditions and number of associated chronic conditions in 2010, stratified by sex (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 (n = 691,646)

   

Comorbidity*

ICPC2

Chronic conditions

n†

Alone

+1

+2

+3

+4 or more

T93

Lipid disorder

155,451

5.7

10.8

13.6

14.0

55.9

K86

Hypertension, uncomplicated

150,293

3.2

7.8

11.5

13.6

63.9

P76

Depressive disorder

99,979

9.7

13.4

13.9

12.8

50.2

T82

Obesity

90,376

7.7

11.4

12.7

12.8

55.4

P74

Anxiety disorder/anxiety state

83,866

16.8

19.5

16.3

12.3

35.1

K95

Varicose veins of leg

64,319

7.5

10.8

11.8

12.0

57.9

L91

Osteoarthrosis, other

55,643

2.3

5.2

8.5

11.3

72.7

L95

Osteoporosis

51,807

2.8

6.5

10.2

12.4

68.1

L86

Back syndrome with radiating pain

48,594

10.2

12.8

12.9

11.9

52.2

T90

Diabetes, non-insulin dependent

47,816

1.5

4.2

7.8

11.3

75.2

Men (n = 665,115)

   

Comorbidity*

ICPC2

Chronic conditions

n†

Alone

+1

+2

+3

+4 or more

T93

Lipid disorder

134,292

10.9

15.8

16.5

14.7

42.1

K86

Hypertension, uncomplicated

125,826

6.1

11.8

15.0

15.5

51.6

T90

Diabetes, non-insulin dependent

53,264

3.3

8.0

12.3

14.7

61.7

T82

Obesity

52,682

10.9

14.7

15.1

14.0

45.3

Y85

Benign prostatic hypertrophy

47,032

3.2

7.4

11.4

13.7

64.3

P74

Anxiety disorder/anxiety state

40,619

23.0

22.3

16.8

11.8

26.1

L86

Back syndrome with radiating pain

35,487

17.6

16.7

14.4

12.0

39.3

P76

Depressive disorder

34,709

14.1

16.8

15.3

12.8

41.0

T99

Endocr/metab/nutrit disease, other

28,256

5.8

10.1

12.9

13.4

57.8

P15

Chronic alcohol abuse

26,527

14.3

17.8

17.1

14.1

36.7

  1. Abbreviations: ICPC 2 International Classification of Primary Care, n† total number of patients with each chronic condition, Endocr/metab/nutrit disease Endocrine, metabolic, nutritional disease. Data are expressed as percentage.
  2. *Numbers indicate the percentage of each chronic condition considered which coexisted with another chronic condition (+1), 2 more chronic conditions (+2), 3 more chronic conditions (+3) or with 4 or more chronic conditions (+4 or more).