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Table 1 Frequency and percentage of comorbidities among people with OA

From: Geospatial patterns of comorbidity prevalence among people with osteoarthritis in Alberta Canada

Comorbidity Type

n

% (OA population 2013)

% (OA with Comorbidities)

OA with 1 Comorbidity

120,936

33.6%

64.9%

 Hypertension (HTN)

46,871

13.0%

25.2%

 Depression (DEP)

38,248

10.6%

20.5%

 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

25,495

7.1%

13.7%

 Diabetes (DIAB)

7794

2.2%

4.2%

 Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)

1053

0.3%

0.6%

 Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD)

1014

0.3%

0.5%

 Myocardial Infarction (MI)

323

0.1%

0.2%

 Cerebrovascular Disease (CEVD)

138

0.0%

0.1%

OA with 2 Comorbidities

47,909

13.3%

25.7%

OA with 3+ Comorbidities

17,505

4.9%

9.4%

OA with Comorbidities

186,350

51.8%

 

OA with No Comorbidities

173,288

48.2%

 

Total - OA in Alberta

359,638

100.0%

 
  1. Note: n is the counts of population with listed comorbid conditions. % (OA population 2013) was calculated using OA population (n = 359,358) as denominator. % (OA with comorbidities) was calculated using population with at least 1 comorbidity at the diagnosis of OA (n = 186,350) as denominator