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. 2019 Aug 18;9(8):e024268. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-024268

Table 3.

Prevalence of the 10 most common morbidity dyads

Rank Morbidity dyads Prevalence Mean age
All respondents (%) Female (%) Male (%)
1 Arthritis or rheumatism and stomach or other digestive disease 4.73 3.56 5.96 69.20
2 Arthritis or rheumatism and hypertension 2.85 2.20 3.53 71.25
3 Arthritis or rheumatism and chronic lung diseases 1.13 1.22 1.04 71.55
4 Hypertension and heart problems 1.03 1.00 1.06 71.80
5 Hypertension and stomach or other digestive disease 0.89 0.83 0.95 69.07
6 Hypertension and dyslipidaemia 0.86 0.81 0.91 68.58
7 Arthritis or rheumatism and heart problems 0.76 0.53 1.00 70.72
8 Arthritis or rheumatism and kidney disease 0.64 0.73 0.54 68.24
9 Hypertension and diabetes or high blood sugar 0.58 0.50 0.67 70.97
10 Chronic lung diseases and asthma 0.53 0.65 0.40 71.15