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Table 4 Selected comorbidities in people with four common disorders by educational attainment

From: Social disparities in the prevalence of multimorbidity – A register-based population study

Persons with this condition

Persons who also have this condition (%)

Heart disease

Diabetes

COPD

Stroke

Use of antidepressant medications

Dementia

Heart disease

 Postgraduate

-

17,3

15,9

7,4

8,5

3,0

 Lower secondary

-

30,0

27,9

10,9

12,8

4,9

Diabetes

 Postgraduate

13,9

-

11,8

4,3

8,2

1,5

 Lower secondary

21,6

-

19,6

6,8

11,8

2,8

COPD

 Postgraduate

8,0

7,3

-

2,5

8,5

1,0

 Lower secondary

18,2

18,2

-

6,5

15,0

2,7

Cancer

 Postgraduate

8,1

7,1

10,4

3,0

6,7

1,0

 Lower secondary

16,2

16,2

20,3

5,9

11,4

2,6