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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Apr 6.
Published in final edited form as: Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2015 Mar 24;33(3):366–374.

Table II.

The Expanded Functional Comorbidity Index items.

*1 Arthritis (rheumatoid and osteoarthritis
2 Osteoporosis
3 Asthma
4 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, acquired respiratory distress syndrome, or emphysema
5 Angina
6 Congestive heart failure (or heart disease)
7 Heart attack (myocardial infarct)
8 Neurological disease (such as multiple sclerosis or Parkinson’s)
9 Stroke or transient ischaemic attack
10 Peripheral vascular disease
11 Diabetes types I and II
12 Upper gastrointestinal diseases (ulcer, hernia, reflux).
13 Depression
14 Anxiety or panic disorders
15 Visual impairment (such as cataracts, glaucoma, macular degeneration)
16 Hearing Impairment (very hard of hearing, even with hearing aids)
17 Degenerative disc disease (back disease, spinal stenosis, or severe chronic back pain)
18 Obesity and/or body mass index >30 (weight in kg/height in meters2)
19 Hypertension
20 Anaemia
21 Bowel disease
22 Cancer
23 Liver disease
24 Kidney disease
25 Migraine
*

arthritis not retained for this study.