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Table 3 Three most prevalent multimorbidity patterns in men (n = 191,171) aged 45–65 years, Catalonia, 2010

From: Multimorbidity patterns with K-means nonhierarchical cluster analysis

Cluster

n (%)a

Blocks of diagnoses

Prevalence in cluster (%)b

Prevalence in men (%)c

O/E ratiod

Exclusivity (%)

Centrality

Mean Age

Median number of diagnoses

1

E70-E90:Metabolic disorders

38.4

42.2

0.91

35.3

0.8

53.3

3

73,979 (38.7)

I10-I15:Hypertensive diseases

28.1

32.5

0.86

33.4

 

F10-F19:Mental and behavioural disorders due to psychoactive substance use

25.4

33.6

0.76

29.2

 

M50-M54:Other dorsopathies

20.8

27.8

0.75

28.9

 

M70-M79:Other soft tissue disorders

10.7

16.9

0.63

24.6

 

E65-E68:Obesity and other hyperalimentation

10.6

14.6

0.73

28.2

2

F10-F19:Mental and behavioural disorders due to psychoactive substance use

77.3

33.6

2.30

34.9

1.5

52.6

4

28,951 (15.1)

E70-E90:Metabolic disorders

26.4

42.2

0.63

9.5

 

F40-F48:Neurotic. stress-related and somatoform disorders

25.1

13.5

1.86

28.1

 

M50-M54:Other dorsopathies

23.7

27.8

0.85

12.9

 

K00-K14:Diseases of oral cavity. Salivary glands and jaws

23.2

12.0

1.93

29.2

 

J40-J47:Chronic lower respiratory diseases

19.4

9.3

2.09

31.6

 

F30-F39:Mood [affective] disorders

17.0

6.3

2.72

41.2

 

B15-B19:Viral hepatitis

16.6

3.2

5.13

77.6

 

I10-I15:Hypertensive diseases

14.2

32.5

0.44

6.6

 

K70-K77:Diseases of liver

12.5

5.2

2.38

36.1

 

K20-K31:Diseases of oesophagus. Stomach and duodenum

12.3

11.5

1.06

16.1

 

M70-M79:Other soft tissue disorders

10.4

16.9

0.62

9.4

3

E70-E90:Metabolic disorders

43.4

42.2

1.03

12.1

1.9

55.2

6

22,458 (11.8)

K20-K31:Diseases of oesophagus. Stomach and duodenum

40.0

11.5

3.47

40.7

 

K40-K46:Hernia

31.3

8.8

3.57

41.9

 

N40-N51:Diseases of male genital organs

30.9

12.1

2.54

29.9

 

I10-I15:Hypertensive diseases

30.3

32.5

0.93

10.9

 

M50-M54:Other dorsopathies

29.6

27.8

1.06

12.5

 

I80-I89:Diseases of veins. Lymphatic vessels and lymph nodes. Not elsewhere classified

29.6

10.0

2.95

34.7

 

K55-K63:Other diseases of intestines

28.2

6.4

4.39

51.6

 

D10-D36:Benign neoplasms

21.1

8.6

2.46

28.9

 

F10-F19:Mental and behavioural disorders due to psychoactive substance use

20.8

33.6

0.62

7.3

 

F40-F48:Neurotic. stress-related and somatoform disorders

19.7

13.5

1.46

17.2

 

J30-J39:Other diseases of upper respiratory tract

16.1

8.0

2.01

23.6

 

M70-M79:Other soft tissue disorders

15.6

16.9

0.92

10.9

 

G40-G47:Episodic and paroxysmal disorders

13.1

7.4

1.77

20.8

 

N20-N23:Urolithiasis

13.0

4.3

3.00

35.3

 

J40-J47:Chronic lower respiratory diseases

12.0

9.3

1.29

15.1

 

H90-H95:Other disorders of ear

10.8

7.7

1.40

16.5

  1. aIndividuals (% of total men) / bIndividuals as % of the cluster /cIndividuals as % of total men
  2. dObserved / Expected Ratio. Values ≥2 in bold
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