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. 2018 Oct 25;52(Suppl 2):10s. doi: 10.11606/S1518-8787.2018052000637

Table 5. Occurrence of the 10 pairs and triplets of the most frequent morbidities. Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Aging (ELSI-Brazil), 2015–2016.

Pairs and triplets of morbidities Observed (O) Expected (E) O/E 95%CIz


% %
Pairs        
SAH/Back problems 23.2 21.3 1.09 1.06–1.12
SAH/High cholesterol 18.9 15.9 1.19 1.15–1.23
SAH/Cataract 14.8 13.0 1.14 1.09–1.18
Back problems/High cholesterol 14.8 12.4 1.19 1.14–1.24
Back problems/Arthritis or rheumatism 14.5 8.6 1.69 1.62–1.77
Back problems/Cataract 12.0 10.2 1.18 1.13–1.23
SAH/Arthritis or rheumatism 12.3 11.0 1.12 1.07–1.17
Back problems/Osteoporosis 11.2 6.4 1.74 1.65–1.83
SAH/Depression 11.4 9.7 1.17 1.12–1.23
Back problems/Depression 11.6 7.6 1.53 1.46–1.60
Triplets        
SAH/Back problems/High cholesterol 9.5 6.5 1.46 1.39–1.54
SAH/Back problems/Arthritis or rheumatism 8.6 4.5 1.93 1.81–2.05
SAH/Back problems/Cataract 7.5 5.3 1.41 1.33–1.49
SAH/Back problems/Depression 7.2 3.4 1.81 1.70–1.93
SAH/Back problems/Osteoporosis 6.7 4.0 1.99 1.85–2.13
Back problems/Arthritis or rheumatism/Osteoporosis 6.5 1.4 4.76 4.32–5.26
Back problems/High cholesterol/Arthritis or rheumatism 5.8 4.0 2.21 2.05–2.39
Back problems/Arthritis or rheumatism/Depression 5.8 2.6 3.63 3.30–3.98
SAH/High cholesterol/Cataract 5.4 1.6 1.36 1.27–1.46
Back problems/Cataract/Arthritis or rheumatism 4.9 2.1 2.28 2.10–2.49

SAH: systemic arterial hypertension