Trajectories network analysis of chronic diseases among middle-aged and older adults: evidence from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS)

Table 2 Top 10 linear trajectory

Rank	Disease Trajectory			Median age at onset of D1	Number of Patients from D1 to D2	Median time from D1 to D2 (year)	Number of Patients from D1-D2 to D3	Median time from D1-D2 to D3 (year)
Rank	D1	D2	D3	Median age at onset of D1	Number of Patients from D1 to D2	Median time from D1 to D2 (year)	Number of Patients from D1-D2 to D3	Median time from D1-D2 to D3 (year)
1	Arthritis	Hypertension	Dyslipidemia	44	2693	10	446	4
2	Arthritis	Hypertension	Heart diseases	43	2693	11	389	4
3	Arthritis	Hypertension	Diabetes	44	2693	10	328	5
4	Arthritis	Digestive disease	Heart diseases	40	1869	10	315	7
5	Arthritis	Heart diseases	Dyslipidemia	44	1592	10	288	4.5
6	Arthritis	Digestive disease	Chronic lung diseases	40	1869	10	275	5
7	Digestive disease	Heart diseases	Dyslipidemia	40	1153	10	207	5
8	Hypertension	Heart diseases	Dyslipidemia	52	1268	5	203	4
9	Arthritis	Hypertension	Stroke	46	2693	10	200	5
10	Arthritis	Digestive diseases	Kidney disease	37	1869	9	197	7

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