Table 1

Study groups

AnnotationStudy groups
HT+ DM−Hypertension without diabetes mellitus
DM+ HT−Diabetes mellitus without hypertension
HT and DMMultimorbidity of hypertension and diabetes mellitus
DM+ CHD−Diabetes mellitus without coronary heart disease
CHD+ DM−Coronary heart disease without diabetes mellitus
DM and CHDMultimorbidity of diabetes mellitus and coronary heart disease
DM+ CKD−Diabetes mellitus without chronic kidney disease
CKD+ DM−Chronic kidney disease without diabetes mellitus
DM and CKDMultimorbidity of diabetes mellitus and chronic kidney disease
COPD+ CHD−Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease without coronary heart disease
CHD+ COPD−Coronary heart disease without chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
COPD and CHDMultimorbidity of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and coronary heart disease
COPD+ CHF−Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease without chronic heart failure
CHF+ COPD−Chronic heart failure without chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
CHF and COPDMultimorbidity of chronic heart failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
CHF+ CKD−Chronic heart failure without chronic kidney disease
CKD+ CHF−Chronic kidney disease without chronic heart failure
CKD and CHFMultimorbidity of chronic kidney disease and chronic heart failure
  • CHD,coronary heart disease; CHF, chronicheart failure; CKD,chronic kidney disease; COPD,chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; DM,diabetes mellitus; HT,hypertension.