Table 2 Sex-specific and age-specific top 5 patterns of multimorbidity [n (%)].

From: Multimorbidity Analysis According to Sex and Age towards Cardiovascular Diseases of Adults in Northeast China

Group

Top 1

Top 2

Top 3

Top 4

Top 5

Total

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Hyperlipidemia & Hypertension

Obesity & Hyperlipidemia

CVD & Hyperlipidemia

CVD & Hypertension

Obesity & Hypertension

5015(23.40)

2183(10.18)

2065(9.63)

1913(8.92)

1759(8.21)

Sex

Male

Hyperlipidemia & Hypertension

Obesity & Hyperlipidemia

Obesity & Hypertension

CVD & Hypertension

CVD & Hyperlipidemia

2564(24.80)

1101(10.65)

870(8.42)

782(7.57)

751(7.27)

Female

Hyperlipidemia & Hypertension

CVD & Hyperlipidemia

CVD & Hypertension

Obesity & Hyperlipidemia

Hyperlipidemia & Disc disease

2451(22.09)

1314(11.84)

1131(10.19)

1082(9.75)

1051(9.47)

Agea

Young

Hyperlipidemia & Hypertension

Obesity & Hyperlipidemia

Obesity & Hypertension

Hyperlipidemia & Gastroenteritis

Hyperlipidemia & Disc disease

528(7.93)

519(7.80)

282(4.24)

211(3.17)

196(2.94)

Middle-age

Hyperlipidemia & Hypertension

CVD & Hyperlipidemia

Obesity & Hyperlipidemia

CVD & Hypertension

Hyperlipidemia & Disc disease

3708(28.57)

1543(11.89)

1488(11.46)

1380(10.63)

1321(10.18)

Old

Hyperlipidemia & Hypertension

CVD & Hypertension

CVD & Hyperlipidemia

Diabetes & Hypertension

Diabetes & Hyperlipidemia

779(45.58)

490(28.67)

472(27.62)

236(13.81)

232(13.58)

  1. aThe people with age less than 40 (age ≤ 40) were viewed as young, and people with 41 ≤ age ≤ 65 and age ≄ 66 were middle-age and old, respectively.