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. 2020 Aug 7;38(2):132–139. doi: 10.1093/fampra/cmaa056

Table 2.

Relative risk proportion of women compared to men for demography, pharmacotherapy, common multimorbid diseases, physical–mental health co-morbidity and 1-year mortality by number of diagnoses

All 0–1 2–4 5–9 10+
Relative risk proportion of women versus men N/A 0.94 (0.94-0.94) 1.29 (1.28–1.29) 1.02 (1.01–1.04) 0.77 (0.70–0.84)
Age
 0–9 0.94 (0.93–0.94) 1.00 (1.00–1.01) 0.62 (0.60–0.65) 1.59 (0.66–3.83) N/A
 10–19 0.93 (0.93–0.94) 0.96 (0.95–0.97) 1.11 (1.08–1.14) 3.31 (2.39–4.58) N/A
 20–29 0.99 (0.98–1.00) 0.99 (0.98–0.99) 1.35 (1.32–1.38) 3.36 (2.89–3.91) N/A
 30–39 0.96 (0.95–0.96) 0.94 (0.94–0.95) 1.39 (1.36–1.42) 2.64 (2.36–2.96) 4.55 (0.95–21.8)
 40–49 0.97 (0.96–0.97) 0.94 (0.94–0.95) 1.21 (1.19–1.23) 1.95 (1.80–2.11) 4.23 (1.38–12.9)
 50–59 0.98 (0.97–0.99) 0.98 (0.97–0.99) 0.89 (0.88–0.91) 1.19 (1.13–1.24) 1.30 (0.81–2.09)
 60–69 1.03 (1.02–1.04) 1.15 (1.14–1.16) 0.77 (0.77–0.78) 0.79 (0.77–0.82) 0.96 (0.75–1.24)
 70–79 1.13 (1.12–1.14) 1.46 (1.44–1.49) 0.86 (0.85–0.87) 0.72 (0.71–0.74) 0.87 (0.76–1.01)
 80–89 1.48 (1.46–1.50) 2.15 (2.07–2.23) 1.27 (1.25–1.30) 1.05 (1.03–1.08) 0.96 (0.85–1.07)
 90–99 2.46 (2.38–2.54) 3.54 (3.20–3.93) 2.34 (2.23–2.45) 1.80 (1.72–1.89) 1.32 (1.03–1.70)
 100+ 5.95 (4.59–7.70) 6.99 (3.59–13.6) 5.52 (3.77–8.09) 4.31 (2.84–6.54) N/A
Number of medications
 0–4 0.88 (0.87–0.88) 0.92 (0.92-0.92) 0.78 (0.78–0.79) 0.67 (0.63–0.72) 0.54 (0.19–1.53)
 5–9 1.43 (1.42–1.44) 1.84 (1.82–1.85) 0.98 (0.97–0.99) 0.71 (0.69–0.72) 0.28 (0.15–0.52)
 10–14 1.64 (1.62–1.66) 2.66 (2.60–2.73) 1.34 (1.32–1.36) 0.93 (0.91–0.95) 0.58 (0.45–0.73)
 15+ 1.93 (1.90–1.96) 3.05 (2.89–3.21) 1.92 (1.87–1.96) 1.40 (1.37–1.42) 1.17 (1.12–1.22)
Common multimorbid diseases
 Heart failure 0.87 (0.85–0.89) 0.80 (0.68–0.94) 0.69 (0.67–0.72) 0.85 (0.83–0.87) 0.98 (0.93–1.04)
 Chronic renal disease 0.70 (0.68–0.72) 0.69 (0.62–0.78) 0.57 (0.55–0.60) 0.68 (0.65–0.70) 0.72 (0.65–0.79)
 Coronary heart disease 0.63 (0.62–0.64) 0.43 (0.40–0.46) 0.47 (0.46–0.48) 0.68 (0.67–0.70) 0.93 (0.87–0.99)
 Atrial fibrillation 0.73 (0.72–0.74) 0.42 (0.39–0.45) 0.58 (0.56–0.59) 0.77 (0.75–0.78) 0.84 (0.78–0.90)
 COPD 1.34 (1.31–1.36) 1.30 (1.23–1.37) 1.18 (1.15–1.21) 1.14 (1.11–1.17) 1.13 (1.03–1.23)
 Stroke/TIA 0.91 (0.89–0.92) 0.99 (0.92–1.06) 0.74 (0.72–0.76) 0.84 (0.82–0.86) 0.94 (0.85–1.04)
 Dementia 1.72 (1.67–1.77) 2.65 (2.35–2.98) 1.66 (1.59–1.73) 1.24 (1.19–1.30) 1.11 (0.91–1.35)
 Peripheral vascular disease 1.33 (1.28–1.37) 2.39 (2.16–2.63) 1.26 (1.20–1.32) 0.89 (0.85–0.94) 0.96 (0.80–1.16)
 Bronchiectasis 2.16 (1.98–2.36) 2.34 (1.82–3.00) 1.87 (1.66–2.11) 1.85 (1.60–2.14) 1.77 (1.06–2.94)
 Hypertension 1.07 (1.06–1.07) 1.18 (1.16–1.20) 0.85 (0.84–0.86) 0.93 (0.92–0.93) 0.98 (0.96–1.00)
 Diabetes 0.75 (0.74–0.76) 0.59 (0.57–0.61) 0.60 (0.60–0.61) 0.77 (0.75–0.78) 0.91 (0.84–0.98)
 Cancer 1.00 (0.99–1.02) 1.29 (1.26–1.33) 0.82 (0.81–0.84) 0.74 (0.72–0.75) 0.75 (0.68–0.83)
Physical–mental health co-morbidity 1.56 (1.54–1.57) N/A 1.28 (1.26–1.29) 1.31 (1.29–1.33) 1.16 (1.07–1.25)
1-Year mortality 1.07 (1.03–1.10) 0.97 (0.89–1.05) 0.97 (0.92–1.01) 0.95 (0.91–1.00) 0.90 (0.75–1.10)