Table 2. Clusters found in population of males aged 65-84 yr.
| Top 3 conditions (prevalence in cluster, %) | Number of patients (% of total) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Latent class analysis | |||
| Diabetes (100%) | Erectile dysfunction (89%) | Hypertension (69%) | 4,869 (21) |
| Eczema (19%) | Cancer (22%) | IBS (5%) | 15,257 (66) |
| Heart failure (55%) | Atrial fibrillation (61%) | IHD (68%) | 2,161 (9) |
| PVD (100%) | Aortic aneurysm (62%) | IHD (49%) | 964 (4) |
| MCA-kmeans | |||
| Rhinitis/conjunctivitis (11%) | Eczema (19%) | IBS (5%) | 11,563 (50) |
| Diabetes (83%) | Erectile dysfunction (91%) | Hypertension (73%) | 5,503 (24) |
| IHD (41%) | Atrial fibrillation (28% | COPD (25%) | 4,463 (19) |
| Heart failure (54%) | IHD (71%) | Atrial fibrillation (55%) | 1,722 (7) |
| Kmeans | |||
| Hypertension (100%) | CKD (18%) | Gout (16%) | 7,002 (30) |
| Diabetes (100%) | Erectile dysfunction (99%) | Hypertension (69%) | 5,005 (22) |
| Osteoarthritis (100%) | BPH (25%) | Deafness (25%) | 5,099 (22) |
| Cancer (24%) | Depression (16%) | COPD (12%) | 6,145 (26) |
| Kmeans-HCA | |||
| Hypertension (83%) | Gout (23%) | IHD (32%) | 7,346 (32) |
| Cancer (33%) | Depression (18%) | Eczema (26%) | 8,222 (35) |
| Erectile dysfunction (96%) | Diabetes (83%) | IHD (61%) | 6,142 (26) |
| Asthma (100%) | COPD (46%) | Rhinitis/conjunctivitis (29%) | 1,541 (7) |