Prevalence of multimorbidity, by sex and age group
| Percentage of patients with multimorbidity (95% CI) | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18–34 years | 35–49 years | 50–64 years | ≥65 years | |||||||||
| Female (n=217) | Male (n=71) | p Value | Female (n=273) | Male (n=115) | p Value | Female (n=374) | Male (n=238) | p Value | Female (n=415) | Male (n=290) | p Value | |
| ≥2 chronic health problems | 25.8 (19.9 to 31.7) | 21.1 (11.4 to 30.9) | 0.426 | 60.4 (54.6 to 66.3) | 53.9 (44.7 to 63.2) | 0.233 | 79.4 (75.3 to 83.5) | 84.0 (79.3 to 88.7) | 0.154 | 93.5 (91.1 to 95.9) | 91.4 (88.1 to 94.6) | 0.291 |
| ≥3 chronic health problems | 13.4 (8.8 to 17.9) | 11.3 (3.7 to 18.8) | 0.647 | 33.0 (27.4 to 38.6) | 29.6 (21.1 to 38.0) | 0.512 | 62.6 (57.6 to 67.5) | 67.6 (61.7 to 73.6) | 0.200 | 83.4 (79.8 to 87.0) | 81.7 (77.2 to 86.2) | 0.569 |