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. 2018 Dec 17;13(12):e0208875. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0208875

Table 5. Class-conditional probabilities of each disease estimated with the five latent classes model.

The higher class-conditional probabilities are highlighted in bold.

Disease Latent classes
Class 1
(cardiovascular)
Class 2
(Neurological and mental illness)
Class 3
(cardiac)
Class 4
(respiratory)
Class 5
(cancer)
% of respondents in each class 22.4%
(603)
19.1% (514) 30.2%
(813)
10.3%
(277)
18.0% (484)
CAN 41 17 50 28 78
CHD 64 8 22 21 8
AD 5 46 14 16 8
CVD 35 61 30 17 16
DM 44 22 33 30 26
HBP 100 82 95 84 75
HF 67 41 99 92 20
COPD 4 4 4 100 5
CKD 11 2 16 12 3
DD 26 34 25 28 18
AF 34 23 53 37 16
ASTH 12 4 15 70 12
OP 20 16 19 19 19
HT 12 7 8 9 12
HL 99 10 4 14 12

CAN = cancer; CHD = coronary heart disease; AD = Alzheimer’s disease; CVD = cerebrovascular disease; DM = diabetes mellitus; HBP = high blood pressure; HF = heart failure; COPD = chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; CKD = chronic kidney disease; DD = depressive disorder; AF = atrial fibrillation; ASTH = asthma; OP = osteoporosis; HT = hypothyroidism; HL = hyperlipidemia.