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Table 2 Pattern of multimorbidity and prevalence in the study population of individuals with at least 1 chronic disease (n = 25,829)

From: Primary care utilisation, adherence to guideline-based pharmacotherapy and continuity of care in primary care patients with chronic diseases and multimorbidity – a cross-sectional study

Pattern of multimorbidity (combination of diseases)

Number of patients who had this pattern of multimorbidity and no other chronic diseases

Percentage of study population (%)

Number of patients who had this pattern of multimorbidity and further chronic diseases

Percentage of study population (%)

Multimorbidity with 2 diseases

 Anxiety and Depression

2 868

11.10

4699

18.19

 Diabetes and IHD

985

3.81

2898

11.22

 Depression and Diabetes

492

1.90

1931

7.48

 IHD and Heart Failure

401

1.55

2438

9.44

 Anxiety and Diabetes

395

1.53

1557

6.03

 Atrial Fibrillation and Heart Failure

324

1.25

2003

7.75

Multimorbidity with 3 diseases

 Anxiety, Depression and Diabetes

391

1.51

782

3.03

 Atrial Fibrillation, IHD and Heart Failure

288

1.12

288

1.12

 Diabetes, IHD and Heart Failure

225

0.87

910

3.52

 Anxiety, Depression and IHD

182

0.70

676

2.62

 Anxiety, Depression, COPD

138

0.53

354

1.37

 Diabetes, Atrial Fibrillation and Heart Failure

130

0.50

680

2.63