Table 1.
Comorbidities and their frequency in MDS
| Study (N) | Cardiac | Vascular | Diabetes endocrine | Tumor | Pulmonary | Hepatic | GI | Psych | Renal | Any comorbidity, grades low, intermediate, high |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bammer et al74 (616) | 25 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 48, 52, 25, 24 |
| Naqvi et al25 (600) | CVS 54 | — | 16 | 28 | 9 | — | 7 | 8 | 2 | 77, 42, 21, 14 |
| Della Porta et al26 (840 + 540) | 25 | 5 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 17 (mild 14) | 6 | 2 | 4 | 54, 65, 29, 6 |
| Balleari et al5 (318) | 24 | 2 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 56,62,31,7 |
| Zipperer et al30 (1161) | 37 | — | — | 10 | 9 | 4 | — | — | 7 | —, 50, 36, 14 |
| Breccia et al40 (418) | 38 | 6 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 93, 50, 25, 25 |
| Falantes et al75 (232) | 29 | 11 | 30 | 15 | 17 | 10 | — | — | 12 | 62, 44, 42, 14 |
CVS, cardiovascular system; GI, gastrointestinal; Psych, psychiatric.