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Table 3 Prevalence of chronic conditions and rank order in the sample, overall and by gender

From: Effects of multiple chronic conditions on health care costs: an analysis based on an advanced tree-based regression model

Chronic condition

Prevalence in % (rank)

 

Overall n = 1,050

Female n = 616

Male n = 434

Hypertension

79.4% (1)

79.5% (1)

79.3% (1)

Lipid metabolism disorders

59.4% (2)

57.5% (2)

62.2% (2)

Chronic low back pain

51.0% (3)

57.4% (3)

42.2% (5)

Joint arthrosis

43.4% (4)

50.2% (4)

33.9% (6)

Diabetes mellitus

38.2% (5)

34.4% (7)

43.5% (3)

Chronic ischemic heart disease

32.7% (6)

25.2% (11)

43.3% (4)

Obesity

31.3% (7)

35.6% (6)

25.3% (11)

Thyroid dysfunction

31.0% (8)

38.8% (5)

20.1% (14)

Cardiac arrhythmias

28.5% (9)

26.5% (10)

31.3% (7)

Osteoporosis

26.4% (10)

30.7% (8)

5.8% (33)

Asthma/COPD

23.5% (11)

20.9% (13)

27.2% (9)

Lower limb varicosis

23.1% (12)

29.4% (9)

14.3% (20.5)

Purine/pyrimidine metabolism disorders/Gout

20.2% (13)

15.3% (16.5)

27.2% (10)

Severe vision reduction

19.0% (14)

18.5% (14)

19.8% (15)

Cancer

18.1% (15)

15.3% (16.5)

22.1% (13)

Depression

17.3% (16)

21.9% (12)

10.8% (24)

Atherosclerosis/PAOD

17.2% (17)

12.7% (18)

23.7% (12)

Intestinal diverticulosis

15.4% (18)

16.1% (15)

14.5% (19)

Neuropathies

13.7% (19)

11.0% (20.5)

17.5% (16)

Chronic gastritis/GERD

13.1% (20)

12.3% (19)

14.3% (20.5)

Cardiac insufficiency

12.6% (21)

11.0% (20.5)

14.8% (18)

Renal insufficiency

12.4% (22)

9.6% (24)

16.5% (17)

Prostatic hyperplasia

11.7% (23)

-

28.3% (8)

Cerebral ischemia/Chronic stroke

11.2% (24)

9.7% (22)

13.3% (22)

Cardiac valve disorders

9.1% (25)

8.9% (27)

9.5% (26)

Haemorrhoids

9.0% (26)

5.4% (31.5)

12.7% (23)

Dizziness

8.8% (27)

9.6% (24)

7.7% (28)

Chronic cholecystitis/Gallstones

8.1% (28)

8.0% (28)

8.3% (27)

Liver diseases

7.9% (29)

6.3% (29)

10.1% (25)

Somatoform disorders

7.4% (30)

9.1% (26)

5.1% (34)

Urinary incontinence

7.3% (31)

9.6% (24)

4.2% (35)

Insomnia

5.0% (32)

4.2% (35)

6.2% (31)

Severe hearing loss

4.7% (33)

3.4% (37)

6.4% (29)

Anemia

4.6% (34)

3.2% (38)

6.5% (30)

Psoriasis

4.2% (35)

2.9% (39)

6.0% (32)

Rheumatoid arthritis/Chronic polyarthritis

4.0% (36)

5.5% (30)

1.3% (40)

Anxiety

3.7% (37)

4.6% (33.5)

2.5% (37)

Allergies

3.6% (38)

4.6% (33.5)

2.3% (38.5)

Migraine/chronic headache

3.5% (39)

5.4% (31.5)

0.9% (41)

Parkinson’s disease

2.3% (40)

2.0% (40)

2.8% (36)

Noninflammatory gynaecological problems

2.1% (41)

3.6% (36)

-

Urinary tract calculi

1.5% (42)

1.0% (41)

2.3% (38.5)

  1. COPD = Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; GERD = Gastroesophageal reflux disease; PAOD = Peripheral artery occlusive disease.