TABLE 1.

Characteristics of Persons Assigned to Six Multimorbidity Classes

Characteristic	Total Sample (N=14,052)	Minimal Disease (N=4613) 32.8%	Non- Vascular (N=3509) 25.0%	Vascular (N=3211) 22.9%	Cardio- Stroke- Cancer (N=1165) 8.3%	Neuro. Disease (N=396) 2.8%	Very Sick (N=1158) 8.2%
Age, M ± SDa	76.4±7.3	75.5±7.1	77.0±7.3	76.0±7.1	77.6±7.4	80.7±7.7	77.0±7.6
Sex, % Male	43.5%	52.7%	23.8%	46.3%	64.4%	39.1%	38.5%
Race, % White	86.8%	88.1%	90.3%	81.0%	89.9%	81.1%	86.1%
Highest Education Level
Less than High School	29.7%	25.7%	27.7%	32.1%	31.2%	42.4%	39.2%
High School Degree	50.5%	50.9%	53.1%	49.6%	48.8%	43.2%	47.8%
College or Beyond	19.8%	23.4%	19.2%	18.3%	19.9%	14.4%	13.0%
Marital Status, % Married	53.9%	61.0%	47.9%	53.0%	59.8%	45.2%	44.0%
Number of 13 Diagnoses, M ± SD	2.8±1.8	1.1±0.8	3.5±1.0	2.8±0.9	3.8±0.9	4.7±1.5	6.3±1.1
Prevalence of Condition
Parkinson’s Disease	1.3%	0.9%	0.9%	0.9%	0.6%	12.9%	2.6%
Alzheimer’s Disease	3.5%	1.1%	0	0.1%	2.4%	87.9%	5.4%
Psychiatric Disorders	14.2%	2.4%	24.0%	9.1%	2.3%	54.8%	43.8%
Stroke	11.7%	2.5%	6.5%	15.7%	20.8%	38.4%	35.0%
Arthritis	61.6%	26.0%	94.1%	71.9%	41.2%	71.7%	93.7%
Cancer	18.6%	14.7%	28.5%	10.3%	21.7%	15.7%	24.7%
Osteoporosis	20.6%	7.1%	56.8%	1.6%	1.8%	29.8%	32.7%
COPDb	14.8%	8.0%	23.5%	3.1%	14.3%	12.9%	49.4%
Hypertension	63.9%	27.8%	47.1%	100%	71.4%	67.2%	90.6%
Diabetes	20.7%	6.0%	28.8%	41.7%	27.7%	20.2%	49.7%
Arrhythmia	20.8%	6.3%	44.0%	4.3%	65.4%	16.9%	64.1%
CHDc	25.3%	5.4%	15.0%	25.6%	74.0%	33.8%	83.3%
CHFd	7.3%	0	1.0%	0%	31.5%	3.3%	52.9%

^aSD = standard deviation

^bCOPD = chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

^cCHD = coronary heart disease

^dCHF = congestive heart failure