Table 3. The most common triplets of chronic conditions including chronic pain diagnoses in a population of inpatients at a tertiary department of internal medicine (n = 433 hospitalizations).
| Chronic conditions | Prevalence in % | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chronic back pain | Hypertension | Chronic kidney disease | 9.9 |
| Chronic back pain | Hypertension | Ischemic heart diseases | 7.9 |
| Chronic back pain | Hypertension | Diabetes | 7.2 |
| Osteoarthrosis | Hypertension | Chronic kidney disease | 7.2 |
| Chronic back pain | Hypertension | Osteoarthrosis | 6.5 |
| Chronic back pain | Hypertension | Peripheral neuritis/neuropathy | 6.0 |
| Chronic back pain | Hypertension | Atrial fibrillation/flutter | 5.5 |
| Chronic back pain | Hypertension | Arteriosclerosis | 5.3 |
| Osteoarthrosis | Hypertension | Diabetes | 5.1 |
| Chronic back pain | Ischemic heart diseases | Chronic kidney disease | 5.1 |