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Table 3 Most prevalent comorbidities associated with cardiovascular diseases in multimorbid patients with cardiovascular morbidity, by age group and sex (442,816 adult patients, Catalonia, 2010)

From: The burden of cardiovascular morbidity in a European Mediterranean population with multimorbidity: a cross-sectional study

Age Groups (years)

Female

n = 248,407

Male

n = 194,409

Cardiovascular index disease

Associated disease 1

n

%

95 % CI

Cardiovascular index disease

Associated disease 1

n

%

95 % CI

19–24

n = 2,152

Varicose veins of leg

Anxiety disorder/anxiety state

92

7.1

(5.8–8.7)

Hypertension, uncomplicated

Obesity

78

9.0

(7.2–11.2)

Postural hypotension

Anxiety disorder/anxiety state

83

6.4

(5.2–8.0)

Heart disease, other

Acne

39

4.5

(3.3–6.2)

Hypertension, uncomplicated

Obesity

35

2.7

(1.9–3.8)

Postural hypotension

Acne

16

1.8

(1.1–3.1)

Paroxysmal tachycardia

Anxiety disorder/anxiety state

31

2.4

(1.7–3–4)

Varicose veins of leg

Acquired deformity of spine

16

1.8

(0.8–2.6)

Heart disease, other

Anxiety disorder/anxiety state

24

1.9

(1.2–2.8)

Congenital anomaly cardiovascular

Acne

13

1.5

(0.8–2.6)

25–44

n = 37,308

Varicose veins of leg

Anxiety disorder/anxiety state

2,794

13.0

(12.6–13.5)

Hypertension, uncomplicated

Lipid disorder

3,425

21.6

(21.0–22.3)

Hypertension, uncomplicated

Obesity

2,125

9.9

(9.5–10.3)

Varicose veins of leg

Lipid disorder

476

3.0

(2.7–3.3)

Postural hypotension

Anxiety disorder/anxiety state

527

2.5

(2.3–2.7)

Heart disease, other

Lipid disorder

451

2.8

(2.6–3.1)

Heart disease, other

Anxiety disorder/anxiety state

253

1.2

(1.0–1.3)

Hypertension, complicated

Hypertension, uncomplicated

201

1.3

(1.1–1.5)

Paroxysmal tachycardia

Anxiety disorder/anxiety state

215

1.0

(0.9–1.1)

Acute myocardial infarction

Lipid disorder

159

1.0

(0.9–1.2)

45–64

n = 154,049

Hypertension, uncomplicated

Lipid disorder

25,930

32.5

(32.2–32.9)

Hypertension, uncomplicated

Lipid disorder

30,975

41.7

(41.3–42.0)

Varicose veins of leg

Lipid disorder

10,339

13.0

(12.7–13.2)

Heart disease, other

Hypertension, uncomplicated

4,186

5.6

(5.5–5.8)

Heart disease, other

Hypertension, uncomplicated

2,057

2.6

(2.5–2.7)

Ischaemic heart disease w/o angina

Lipid disorder

2,992

4.0

(3.9–4.2)

Heart valve disease NOS

Hypertension, uncomplicated

1,131

1.4

(1.3–1.5)

Varicose veins of leg

Lipid disorder

2,745

3.7

(3.6–3.8)

Stroke/cerebrovascular accident

Hypertension, uncomplicated

895

1.1

(1.1–1.2)

Acute myocardial infarction

Lipid disorder

2,582

3.5

(3.3–3.6)

65–79

n = 168,340

Hypertension, uncomplicated

Lipid disorder

46,236

49.5

(49.2–49.8)

Hypertension, uncomplicated

Lipid disorder

32,003

42.7

(42.3–43.1)

Varicose veins of leg

Hypertension, uncomplicated

16,214

17.4

(17.1–17.6)

Heart disease, other

Hypertension, uncomplicated

8,156

10.9

(10.7–11.1)

Heart disease, other

Hypertension, uncomplicated

7,075

7.6

(7.4–7.7)

Ischaemic heart disease w/o angina

Hypertension, uncomplicated

5,297

7.1

6.9–7.3)

Atrial fibrillation/flutter

Hypertension, uncomplicated

4,739

5.1

(4.9–5.2)

Atrial fibrillation/flutter

Hypertension, uncomplicated

4,765

6.4

(6.2–6.5)

Heart valve disease NOS

Hypertension, uncomplicated

4,164

4.5

(4.3–4.6)

Stroke/cerebrovascular accident

Hypertension, uncomplicated

4,522

6.0

(5.9–6.2)

80+

n = 80,967

Hypertension, uncomplicated

Lipid disorder

22,984

43.7

(43.3–44.2)

Hypertension, uncomplicated

Lipid disorder

9,115

32.1

(31.5–32.6)

Varicose veins of leg

Hypertension, uncomplicated

8,923

17.0

(16.7–17.3)

Heart disease, other

Hypertension, uncomplicated

4,244

14.9

(14.5–15.4)

Atrial fibrillation/flutter

Hypertension, uncomplicated

6,404

12.2

(11.9–12.5)

Atrial fibrillation/flutter

Hypertension, uncomplicated

3,600

12.7

(12.3–13.1)

Heart disease, other

Hypertension, uncomplicated

6,022

11.5

(11.2–11.7)

Stroke/cerebrovascular accident

Hypertension, uncomplicated

2,651

9.3

(9.0–9.7)

Heart failure

Hypertension, uncomplicated

5,814

11.1

(10.8–11.3)

Heart failure

Hypertension, uncomplicated

2,579

9.1

(8.7–9.4)