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. 2016 Feb 5;11(2):e0148830. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0148830

Table 2. Weighted health impact of comorbid physical conditions.

Comorbid conditions Assigned weight
Hypersensitivity 1
Psoriasis 1
Food allergies 1
Chronic bronchitis 1
Migraine 1
Urinary incontinence 1
Duod. ulcer 2
Asthma 2
Thyroid 2
Ventricular ulcer 2
Arthritis 2
Myocardial infarction 2
Cerebrovascular stroke 2
Diabetes 2
Osteoporosis 3
Angina 3
Rheumatoid arthritis 3
Fibromyalgia 6
Parkinson's disease 13

Assigned weights for each condition the participant has. The total equals the score. A patient with angina (3) and diabetes (2) will have a full contextual score of 3+2 = 5.