Table 2 Structure of the multimorbidity network.

From: Examining associations of digestive system cancer with hypertension and diabetes using network analysis in older patients

 

All patients

Patients with cancer

Mean age (SD)

76.16 (7.59)

75.60 (7.09)

Mean number of comorbidities (SD)

3.18 (2.83)

3.96 (3.43)

Network density

0.52

0.81

Degree centrality

 Hypertension

50/69 (72.5%)

58/61 (95.1%)

 Diabetes

55/69 (79.7%)

56/61 (91.8%)

  1. SD, standard deviation.
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