Table 2 Demographics and prevalence of multimorbidity and physical and mental health comorbidity
From: Social disparities in the prevalence of multimorbidity – A register-based population study
% (n) | Mean number of morbidities (SD) | Percent (95% CI) with multimorbidity | Percent (95% CI) with physical and mental health comorbidity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
All persons | 100 (1,397,173) | 0.85 (1.30) | 21.6 (21.5–21.7) | 4.9 (4.9–4.9) |
Gender | ||||
Female | 51.6 (720,885) | 0.93 (1.35) | 23.7 (23.7–23.8) | 6.3 (6.3–6.4) |
Male | 48.4 (676,288) | 0.76 (1.24) | 19.3 (19.2–19.4) | 3.3 (3.3–3.4) |
Age, years | ||||
16–24 | 14.2 (198,024) | 0.15 (0.38) | 0.9 (0.9–0.9) | 0.4 (0.4–0.4) |
25–44 | 35.7 (498,313) | 0.29 (0.61) | 4.7 (4.7–4.8) | 1.8 (1.8–1.8) |
45–64 | 30.6 (428,043) | 0.98 (1.25) | 25.9 (25.8–26.0) | 6.0 (5.9–6.0) |
65–84 | 17.1 (238,864) | 2.09 (1.65) | 58.6 (58.5–58.7) | 10.4 (10.4–10.5) |
> 84 | 2.4 (33,929) | 2.70 (1.64) | 75.1 (75.0–75.2) | 23.6 (23.6–23.7) |
Educational attainment | ||||
Lower secondary | 25.0 (348,828) | 1.04 (1.47) | 26.9 (26.8–26.9) | 6.7 (6.6–6.7) |
Vocational | 41.4 (579,100) | 0.88 (1.30) | 22.5 (22.5–22.6) | 4.7 (4.6–4.7) |
Higher education | 16.0 (223,643) | 0.74 (1.16) | 18.6 (18.5–18.6) | 4.3 (4.2–4.3) |
Postgraduate education | 11.7 (163,787) | 0.57 (1.00) | 13.5 (13.5–13.6) | 2.7 (2.7–2.8) |
Number of chronic conditions | ||||
0 | 58.0 (809,920) | − | − | − |
1 | 20.4 (285,496) | − | − | − |
2 | 9.9 (137,751) | − | − | 17.4 (17.2–17.6) |
3 | 6.1 (85,680) | − | − | 20.2 (19.9–20.4) |
4 | 3.3 (45,442) | − | − | 27.7 (27.3–28.1) |
5 | 1.5 (20,785) | − | − | 38.2 (37.6–38.9) |
6 | 0.6 (8186) | − | − | 48.6 (47.5–49.7) |
7 | 0.2 (2819) | − | − | 60.3 (58.5–62.1) |
8+ | 0.1 (1094) | − | − | 70.7 (68.1–73.4) |