Table 1.
Frequencies of LTCs included in the multimorbidity cohort (n=5597 patients) compared with the remainder of the registered population and with the general population aged ≥18 years
| LTC | Multimorbidity cohort: frequency (valid %) n=5597 |
Non-multimorbidity cohort: frequency (valid %) n=326 756 | Total population values: frequency (valid %) n=332 353 |
| DM | 3525 (63.0) | 14 405 (4.4) | 17 930 (5.4) |
| Chronic pain | 2397 (42.8) | 5813 (1.8) | 8210 (2.5) |
| CKD | 2101 (37.5) | 3470 (1.1) | 5571 (1.7) |
| CHD | 2099 (37.5) | 2668 (0.8) | 4767 (1.4) |
| Depression | 2086 (37.3) | 25 877 (7.9) | 27 963 (8.4) |
| Morbid obesity | 1653 (29.5) | 8883 (2.7) | 10 486 (3.2) |
| AF | 1254 (22.4) | 1493 (0.5) | 2747 (0.8) |
| COPD | 1247 (22.3) | 2387 (0.7) | 3634 (1.1) |
| Heart failure | 1186 (21.2) | 544 (0.2) | 1730 (0.5) |
| Stroke | 1095 (19.6) | 1571 (0.5) | 2666 (0.8) |
| SMI | 692 (12.4) | 4099 (1.3) | 4791 (1.4) |
| Dementia | 616 (11.0) | 738 (0.2) | 1354 (0.4) |
AF, atrial fibrillation; CHD, coronary heart disease; CKD, chronic kidney disease; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; DM, diabetes mellitus; LTC, long-term condition; SMI, serious mental illness.