Table 2.
Sex-specific and age-specific top 5 patterns of multimorbidity [n (%)].
| Group | Top 1 | Top 2 | Top 3 | Top 4 | Top 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | — | Hyperlipidemia & Hypertension | Obesity & Hyperlipidemia | CVD & Hyperlipidemia | CVD & Hypertension | Obesity & Hypertension |
| 5015(23.40) | 2183(10.18) | 2065(9.63) | 1913(8.92) | 1759(8.21) | ||
| Sex | Male | Hyperlipidemia & Hypertension | Obesity & Hyperlipidemia | Obesity & Hypertension | CVD & Hypertension | CVD & Hyperlipidemia |
| 2564(24.80) | 1101(10.65) | 870(8.42) | 782(7.57) | 751(7.27) | ||
| Female | Hyperlipidemia & Hypertension | CVD & Hyperlipidemia | CVD & Hypertension | Obesity & Hyperlipidemia | Hyperlipidemia & Disc disease | |
| 2451(22.09) | 1314(11.84) | 1131(10.19) | 1082(9.75) | 1051(9.47) | ||
| Agea | Young | Hyperlipidemia & Hypertension | Obesity & Hyperlipidemia | Obesity & Hypertension | Hyperlipidemia & Gastroenteritis | Hyperlipidemia & Disc disease |
| 528(7.93) | 519(7.80) | 282(4.24) | 211(3.17) | 196(2.94) | ||
| Middle-age | Hyperlipidemia & Hypertension | CVD & Hyperlipidemia | Obesity & Hyperlipidemia | CVD & Hypertension | Hyperlipidemia & Disc disease | |
| 3708(28.57) | 1543(11.89) | 1488(11.46) | 1380(10.63) | 1321(10.18) | ||
| Old | Hyperlipidemia & Hypertension | CVD & Hypertension | CVD & Hyperlipidemia | Diabetes & Hypertension | Diabetes & Hyperlipidemia | |
| 779(45.58) | 490(28.67) | 472(27.62) | 236(13.81) | 232(13.58) | ||
aThe people with age less than 40 (age ≤ 40) were viewed as young, and people with 41 ≤ age ≤ 65 and age ≥ 66 were middle-age and old, respectively.