Table 2 Combinations with a prevalence over 5%
From: A practice-based analysis of combinations of diseases in patients aged 65 or older in primary care
Problem combination | Prevalence% | n | Yules Q (CI) |
|---|---|---|---|
Hypertension - Osteoarthritis | 24.3% | 132 | 0.11 (−0.06-0.28) |
Hypertension -EENT | 17.0% | 92 | 0.30 (0.12-0.46) |
Hypertension - Psychiatric system | 11.0% | 60 | 0.13 (−0.08-0.32) |
Hypertension - Neurological system | 10.1% | 55 | 0.06 (−0.15-0.27) |
Hypertension – Diabetes | 8.8% | 48 | 0.32 (0.07-0.55) |
Hypertension - Lipid disorder | 8.7% | 46 | 0.28 (0.04-0.49) |
Hypertension - Upper gastrointestinal system | 8.5% | 46 | 0.28 (0.04-0.47) |
Hypertension - COPD | 7.9% | 43 | 0.17 (−0.07-0.40) |
Hypertension - Overweight | 7.9% | 43 | 0.39 (0.13-0.61) |
Hypertension - Heart failure | 7.7% | 42 | 0.47 (0.21-0.67) |
Hypertension – Social problem | 7.7% | 42 | 0.16 (−0.10-0.38) |
Hypertension - Rhythm disorder | 7.4% | 40 | 0.16 (−0.10-0.40) |
Hypertension - Renal system | 7.0% | 38 | 0.52 (0.26-0.74) |
Hypertension - Ischemic Heart Disease | 6.6% | 36 | −0.04 (−0.29-0.18) |
Osteoarthritis - EENT system | 15.8% | 86 | 0.22 (0.04-0.40) |
Osteoarthritis - Psychiatric system | 12.1% | 66 | 0.29 (0.08-0.48) |
Osteoarthritis - Neurological system | 10.3% | 56 | 0.11 (− 0.10-0.32) |
Osteoarthritis - Upper gastrointestinal system | 9.2% | 50 | 0.36 (0.15-0.57) |
Osteoarthritis – Social problem | 8.5% | 46 | 0.30 (0.07-0.51) |
Osteoarthritis - Lipid disorder | 7.5% | 41 | 0.15 (−0.08-0.37) |
Osteoarthritis - Rhythm disorder | 7.5% | 41 | 0.22 (−0.03-0.46) |
Osteoarthritis - overweight | 7.4% | 40 | 0.32 (0.07-0.55) |
Osteoarthritis - ischemic heart disease | 7.0% | 38 | 0.05 (−0.21-0.29) |
Osteoarthritis – COPD | 6.4% | 35 | −0.04 (−0.26-0.19) |
Osteoarthritis – diabetes | 6.3% | 34 | −0.07 (−0.32-0.14) |
Osteoarthritis - Lower gastrointestinal system | 6.1% | 33 | 0.54 (0.27-0.75) |
Osteoarthritis - Heart failure | 5.2% | 28 | −0.01 (−0.29-0.25) |
Osteoarthritis - Depression | 5.2% | 28 | 0.41 (0.11-0.67) |
EENT system - Neurological system | 9.2% | 50 | 0.46 (0.27-0.61) |
EENT system - Psychiatric system | 6.6% | 36 | 0.11 (−0.15-0.33) |
EENT – Social problem | 5.7% | 31 | 0.31 (0.07-0.52) |
EENT system - Upper gastrointestinal system | 5.5% | 30 | 0.25 (−0.01-0.47) |
EENT system - Rhythm disorder | 5.3% | 29 | 0.31 (0.05-0.53) |
EENT system – COPD | 5.1% | 28 | 0.21 (−0.06-0.43) |
Psychiatric system – Social problem | 6.8% | 37 | 0.66 (0.49-0.80) |
Psychiatric system - Neurological system | 5.7% | 31 | 0.27 (0.03-0.47) |
Psychiatric system - Upper gastrointestinal system | 5.1% | 28 | 0.43 (0.17-0.62) |
Cataract- Hypertension | 5.7% | 31 | 0.35 (0.07-0.61) |
Diabetes - Overweight | 5.2% | 28 | 0.74 (0.57-0.84) |