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. 2024 Jan 11;24:50. doi: 10.1186/s12877-023-04603-9

Table 3.

Characteristics of cluster membership for individuals with 2 or more diseases

Pulmonary Cluster Cardiac Cluster Liver Cluster
Cancer Survivors n (%) Controls
n (%)
p value Cancer Survivors n (%) Controls
n (%)
p value Cancer Survivors n (%) Controls
n (%)
p value
Age Group n = 213 n = 1788 0.001 n = 247 n = 2193  < .001 n = 47 n = 493  < .001
 50–64 70 (32.9) 854 (47.8) 35 (14.2) 753 (34.3) 12 (25.5) 245 (49.7)
 65–74 81 (38.0) 562 (31.4) 85 (34.4) 746 (34.0) 17 (36.2) 183 (37.1)
 75–84 46 (21.6) 271 (15.2) 83 (33.6) 478 (21.8) 14 (29.8) 51 (10.3)
 85 +  16 (7.51) 101 (5.65) 44 (17.8) 216 (9.85) 4 (8.51) 14 (2.84)
Sex 0.018 0.009 0.805
 Male 70 (32.9) 738 (41.3) 107 (43.3) 1143 (52.1) 24 (51.1) 261 (52.9)
 Female 143 (67.1) 1050 (58.7) 140 (56.7) 1050 (47.9) 23 (48.9) 232 (47.1)
Race/Ethnicity 0.123 0.004 0.326

 Non-Hispanic

White

162 (76.1) 1295 (72.4) 184 (74.5) 1641 (74.8) 35 (74.5) 339 (68.8)
 Non-Hispanic Black 28 (13.2) 229 (12.8) 39 (15.8) 239 (10.9) 6 (12.8) 57 (11.6)
 Hispanic 8 (3.76) 151 (8.45) 6 (2.43) 169 (7.71) 5 (10.6) 52 (10.5)
 People from additional racial and ethnic minorities group 15 (7.04) 113 (6.32) 18 (7.29) 144 (6.57) 1 (2.13) 45 (9.13)
Marital Status 0.009 0.003 0.187
 Married 89 (41.8) 695 (39.0) 90 (36.4) 943 (43.1) 21 (44.7) 200 (40.7)

 Widowed/

Divorced/Separated

109 (51.2) 825 (46.3) 141 (57.1) 1009 (46.1) 23 (48.9) 210 (42.8)

 Never married/

Unmarried couple

15 (7.04) 262 (14.7) 16 (6.48) 235 (10.8) 3 (6.38) 81 (16.5)
Highest Education 0.626 0.284 0.128
  < High school 33 (15.6) 302 (17.0) 30 (12.2) 356 (16.3) 2 (4.26) 78 (15.9)

 High school

graduate

56 (26.4) 505 (28.4) 67 (27.2) 626 (28.7) 11 (23.4) 127 (25.9)
 Some college 77 (36.3) 566 (31.9) 81 (32.9) 645 (29.6) 20 (42.6) 157 (32.0)
  ≥ College graduate 46 (21.7) 403 (22.7) 68 (27.6) 554 (25.4) 14 (29.8) 128 (26.1)
Family Income 0.612 0.192 0.355
  < $35,000 106 (49.8) 830 (46.4) 100 (40.5) 979 (44.6) 19 (40.4) 244 (49.5)
 $35,000–$49,999 21 (9.86) 229 (12.8) 38 (15.4) 275 (12.5) 8 (17.0) 54 (11.0)
 $50,000–$74,999 29 (13.6) 277 (15.5) 51 (20.7) 361 (16.5) 5 (10.6) 74 (15.0)
 $75,000–$99,999 18 (8.45) 159 (8.89) 24 (9.72) 203 (9.26) 6 (12.8) 36 (7.30)
 $100,000 +  39 (18.3) 293 (16.4) 34 (13.8) 375 (17.1) 9 (19.2) 85 (17.2)
Self-Rated Health 0.785 0.397 0.238

 Excellent/Very

good

59 (27.7) 505 (28.2) 67 (27.2) 651 (29.7) 15 (32.6) 162 (32.9)
 Good 78 (36.6) 613 (34.3) 95 (38.6) 752 (34.3) 19 (41.3) 150 (30.5)
 Fair/Poor 76 (35.7) 670 (37.5) 84 (34.2) 789 (63.0) 12 (26.1) 180 (36.6)
Smoking Status 0.008 0.003 0.222
 Never smoker 88 (41.3) 707 (39.7) 115 (46.6) 992 (45.4) 18 (38.3) 193 (39.2)
 Current smoker 28 (13.2) 390 (21.9) 17 (6.88) 317 (14.5) 5 (10.6) 98 (19.9)
 Former smoker 97 (45.5) 684 (38.4) 115 (46.6) 874 (40.0) 24 (51.1) 201 (40.9)
Alcohol Use 0.088 0.475 0.484
 Never drinker 43 (20.4) 272 (15.5) 55 (22.5) 417 (19.4) 7 (14.9) 79 (16.3)
 Former drinker 68 (32.2) 497 (28.4) 72 (29.5) 622 (28.9) 11 (23.4) 136 (28.0)

 Current drinker-

infrequent/light

69 (32.7) 655 (37.4) 75 (30.7) 759 (35.2) 22 (46.8) 173 (35.6)

 Current drinker-

moderate/heavy

31 (14.7) 328 (18.7) 42 (17.2) 355 (16.5) 7 (14.9) 98 (20.2)
Physical Activity 0.294 0.952 0.685
 No activity 100 (48.3) 755 (43.4) 107 (44.0) 945 (44.2) 19 (41.3) 199 (41.9)
 Some activity 40 (19.3) 409 (23.5) 57 (23.5) 483 (22.6) 8 (17.4) 105 (22.1)
 Meets/exceeds 67 (32.4) 575 (33.1) 79 (32.5) 708 (33.2) 19 (41.3) 171 (36.0)
Obesity 0.596 0.062 0.866
 BMI (≥ 30 kg/m2) 82 (39.0) 704 (40.9) 82 (34.0) 861 (40.2) 17 (36.2) 180 (37.4)
Multimorbidity Count  < .0001  < .0001 0.0001
 2–3 43 (20.2) 698 (39.0) 24 (9.72) 648 (29.6) 4 (8.51) 195 (39.6)
 4–5 83 (39.0) 637 (35.6) 107 (43.3) 911 (41.5) 22 (46.8) 169 (34.3)
 6 +  87 (40.8) 453 (25.3) 116 (47.0) 634 (28.9) 21 (44.7) 129 (26.2)