Table 3 Top five frequent clusters of co-occurring chronic conditions among Ontarians in 2009, by level of multimorbidity
From: The increasing burden and complexity of multimorbidity
| Â | Frequency of co-existing chronic conditions, within levels of multimorbidity (Percent of population within level of multimorbidity) | Percent of population included in top 5 clusters among those with this level of multimorbidity | Number of clusters accounting for: | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
50% of those with this level of multimorbidity | 80% of those with this level of multimorbidity | |||
2 conditions (n = 1 603 837) | Hypertension & Arthritis (17.5%); | 52.0% | 5 | 14 |
Depression & Arthritis (10.0%); | ||||
Diabetes & Hypertension (9.0%); | ||||
Asthma & Arthritis (8.8%); | ||||
Asthma & Depression (6.6%) | ||||
3 conditions (n = 816 612) | Diabetes & Hypertension & Arthritis (10.9%); | 33.4% | 11 | 45 |
Depression & Hypertension & Arthritis (6.8%); | ||||
Cancer & Hypertension & Arthritis (5.8%); | ||||
Coronary Syn. & Hypertension & Arthritis (5.0%); | ||||
Asthma & Hypertension & Arthritis (4.9%) | ||||
4 conditions (n = 406 052) | Coronary Syndrome & Diabetes & Hypertension & Arthritis (5.6%); | 20.1% | 30 | 127 |
Depression & Diabetes & Hypertension & Arthritis (4.0%); | ||||
Asthma & Diabetes & Hypertension & Arthritis (3.8%); | ||||
Cancer & Diabetes & Hypertension & Arthritis (3.6%); | ||||
Asthma & Depression & Hypertension & Arthritis (3.2%) | ||||
5+ conditions (n = 348 129) | Asthma & Depression & Diabetes & Hypertension & Arthritis (1.4%); | 6.0% | 243 | 2744 |
Cancer & Coronary S & Diabetes & Hypertension & Arthritis (1.3%); | ||||
Coronary S & Depression & Diabetes & Hypertension & Arthritis (1.2%); | ||||
CHF & Coronary S & Diabetes & Hypertension & Arthritis (1.1%); | ||||
Asthma & Coronary S & Diabetes & Hypertension & Arthritis (1.0%) | ||||