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Table 3 GP-reported diseases and severity scores at baseline (n = 2,729 patients)

From: Social inequalities in patient-reported outcomes among older multimorbid patients – results of the MultiCare cohort study

 

Prevalence (%)

Severity score (scaled 0 4: mean±sd)

Hypertension

78.0

1.7 ± 0.7

Lipid metabolism disorders

59.2

1.3 ± 0.7

Chronic low back pain

49.7

2.0 ± 0.8

Joint arthrosis

44.1

2.0 ± 0.8

Diabetes mellitus

37.1

1.7 ± 0.8

Chronic ischemic heart disease

31.2

1.9 ± 0.8

Thyroid dysfunction

34.6

1.1 ± 0.7

Cardiac arrhythmias

25.7

1.6 ± 0.9

Asthma/COPD

24.1

1.8 ± 0.9

Lower limb varicosis

23.7

1.4 ± 0.8

Osteoporosis

19.8

1.7 ± 0.9

Severe vision reduction

19.2

1.5 ± 0.9

Cancers

18.1

1.4 ± 1.2

Hyperuricemia/Gout

17.2

1.0 ± 0.7

Depression

16.9

1.8 ± 0.7

Atherosclerosis/PAOD

16.4

1.7 ± 0.9

Intestinal diverticulosis

15.0

1.0 ± 0.8

Neuropathies

14.4

1.7 ± 0.8

Chronic gastritis/GERD

12.9

1.5 ± 0.7

Cardiac insufficiency

12.3

1.7 ± 0.8

Cerebral ischemia/Chronic stroke

11.8

1.6 ± 1.0

Prostatic hyperplasia

11.8

1.3 ± 0.7

Renal insufficiency

10.0

1.4 ± 0.8

Cardiac valve disorders

9.3

1.3 ± 0.9

Liver diseases

7.9

0.9 ± 0.8

Dizziness

7.8

1.6 ± 0.7

Hemorrhoids

7.7

1.1 ± 0.8

Chronic cholecystitis/Gallstones

7.7

0.7 ± 0.8

Urinary incontinence

7.2

1.7 ± 0.8

Somatoform disorders

6.1

1.8 ± 0.8

Severe hearing loss

5.4

1.9 ± 0.8

Insomnia

5.4

2.0 ± 0.8

Allergies

5.0

1.4 ± 0.9

Obesity

4.8

2.1 ± 0.9

Anxiety

4.1

1.8 ± 0.7

Rheumatoid arthritis/Chronic polyarthritis

4.1

2.1 ± 0.8

Anemias

4.0

1.2 ± 0.7

Psoriasis

3.9

1.4 ± 0.8

Migraine/chronic headache

3.6

1.4 ± 0.7

Parkinson’s disease

1.9

2.2 ± 0.9

Gynaecological problems

1.9

1.2 ± 0.7

Urinary tract calculi

1.8

1.0 ± 0.8

  1. sd: standard deviation.