Table 3.

Patterns (frequently occurring combinations) of diseases among patients having lymphatic filariasis (N = 584)

S. No	Pattern with Lymphatic Filariasis	Prevalence n (%)
Dyad
1	Hypertension	34 (5.8)
2	Diabetes	17 (2.9)
3	Peptic Ulcer Disease	15 (2.6)
4	Arthritis	10 (1.7)
5	Chronic Alcoholism	8 (1.4)
6	Chronic Lung Disease	7 (1.2)
7	Visual Impairment	4 (0.7)
8	Chronic heart disease	4 (0.7)
9	Sleep Disorder	4 (0.7)
10	Leprosy	3 (0.5)
11	Thyroid Disease	3 (0.5)
12	Cancer	3 (0.5)
13	Psoriasis	3 (0.5)
Triad
1	Hypertension + Diabetes	9 (1.5)
2	Arthritis + Peptic Ulcer Disease	9 (1.5)
3	Hypertension + Peptic Ulcer Disease	7 (1.2)
4	Visual Impairment + Peptic Ulcer Disease	5 (0.9)
5	Arthritis + Hypertension	4 (0.7)
6	Visual Impairment + Arthritis	4 (0.7)
7	Visual Impairment + Hearing Impairment	4 (0.7)
8	Chronic Lung Disease + Peptic Ulcer Disease	3 (0.5)
9	Hypertension + Visual Impairment	3 (0.5)
10	Arthritis + Chronic Lung Disease	3 (0.5)
Tetrad
1	Hypertension + Diabetes + Peptic Ulcer Disease	4 (0.7)
2	Arthritis + Peptic Ulcer Disease + Visual Impairment	4 (0.7)