Table 1.
Characteristics of Community-Dwelling Adults Aged 65 Years or Older According to Multimorbidity Patterns in the National Health and Aging Trends Study 2011
| Characteristics | Total | Minimal Disease | CVD | Osteoarticular | Neuropsychiatric | High Multisystem Morbidity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sample size (%) | 7,197 (100) | 1,780 (24.7) | 2,087 (29.0) | 1,968 (27.3) | 641 (8.9) | 721 (10.0) |
| Age, years (%) | ||||||
| 65–69 | 1,392 (19.3) | 483 (27.1) | 375 (18.0) | 365 (18.5) | 44 (6.9) | 125 (17.3) |
| 70–74 | 1,541 (21.4) | 419 (23.5) | 490 (23.5) | 403 (20.5) | 78 (12.2) | 151 (20.9) |
| 75–79 | 1,461 (20.3) | 319 (17.9) | 453 (21.7) | 420 (21.3) | 115 (17.9) | 154 (21.4) |
| 80–84 | 1,422 (19.8) | 286 (16.1) | 435 (20.8) | 394 (20.0) | 159 (24.8) | 148 (20.5) |
| 85–89 | 859 (11.9) | 160 (9.0) | 224 (10.7) | 236 (12.0) | 154 (24.0) | 85 (11.8) |
| 90+ | 522 (7.3) | 113 (6.3) | 110 (5.3) | 150 (7.6) | 91 (14.2) | 58 (8.0) |
| Women (%) | 4,147 (57.6) | 863 (48.5) | 974 (46.7) | 1,413 (71.8) | 372 (58.0) | 525 (72.8) |
| Race (%) | ||||||
| White | 4,861 (67.5) | 1,282 (72.0) | 1,309 (62.7) | 1,467 (74.5) | 381 (59.4) | 422 (58.5) |
| Non-white | 2,336 (32.5) | 498 (28.0) | 778 (37.3) | 501 (25.5) | 260 (40.6) | 299 (41.5) |
| Chronic conditions (%) | ||||||
| Arthritis | 4,006 (55.7) | 291 (16.3) | 840 (40.2) | 1,753 (89.1) | 401 (62.6) | 721 (100.0) |
| Osteoporosis | 1,472 (20.5) | 63 (3.5) | 47 (2.3) | 783 (39.8) | 143 (22.3) | 436 (60.5) |
| Lung disease | 1,099 (15.3) | 64 (3.6) | 262 (12.6) | 325 (16.5) | 78 (12.2) | 370 (51.3) |
| Cancer | 1,843 (25.6) | 181 (10.2) | 666 (31.9) | 651 (33.1) | 144 (22.5) | 201 (27.9) |
| Diabetes | 1,819 (25.3) | 139 (7.8) | 1,040 (49.8) | 19 (1.0) | 138 (21.5) | 483 (67.0) |
| Heart disease | 2,184 (30.3) | 138 (7.8) | 935 (44.8) | 279 (14.2) | 385 (60.1) | 447 (62.0) |
| Hypertension | 4,845 (67.3) | 417 (23.4) | 1,998 (95.7) | 1,327 (67.4) | 431 (67.2) | 672 (93.2) |
| Stroke | 826 (11.5) | 15 (0.8) | 274 (13.1) | 28 (1.4) | 297 (46.3) | 212 (29.4) |
| Psychiatric disease | 1,907 (26.5) | 142 (8.0) | 414 (19.8) | 406 (20.6) | 463 (72.2) | 482 (66.9) |
| Dementia | 397 (5.5) | 7 (0.4) | 0 (0.0) | 29 (1.5) | 331 (51.6) | 30 (4.2) |
| No. of chronic conditions (SD) | 2.6 (1.6) | 0.7 (0.6) | 2.9 (1.0) | 2.6 (0.9) | 3.8 (1.4) | 5.1 (1.2) |
| Frailty status (%) | ||||||
| Robust | 2,213 (30.7) | 917 (51.5) | 610 (29.2) | 576 (29.3) | 52 (8.1) | 58 (8.1) |
| Pre-frail | 3,647 (50.7) | 769 (43.2) | 1,147 (55.0) | 1,099 (55.8) | 285 (44.5) | 347 (48.1) |
| Frail | 1,337 (18.6) | 94 (5.3) | 330 (15.8) | 293 (14.9) | 304 (47.4) | 316 (43.8) |
Note: CVD = cardiovascular disease.