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Table 3 The rank prevalence of 19 self-reported chronic diseases and most prevalent related pairs of chronic diseases with a percentage > 4% in the sample population

From: The association between multimorbidity and health-related quality of life: a cross-sectional survey among community middle-aged and elderly residents in southern China

Type of single disease

Sample,n (%)

95% CI

Rank

Pairs of diseasesb

Sample,n (%)

95% CI

Hypertension

5052 (27.9)

27.2,28.5

1

HT + DM

841 (4.6)

4.3,4.9

Chronic pain

1827 (10.1)

9.6,10.5

2

HT + BD

712 (3.9)

3.6,4.2

Bone disease

1821 (10.0)

9.6,10.5

3

HT + CP

663 (3.7)

3.4,3.9

Diabetes mellitus

1361 (7.5)

7.1,7.9

4

HT + DL

628 (3.5)

3.2,3.7

Dyslipidemia

1084 (6.0)

5.6,6.3

5

CP + BD

498 (2.8)

2.5,3.0

Gastroenteritis

782 (4.3)

4.0,4.6

6

HT + GT

417 (2.3)

2.1,2.5

Gout

775 (4.3)

4.0,4.6

7

DM + DL

231 (1.3)

1.1,1.4

Coronary disease

449 (2.5)

2.3,2.7

8

HT + GE

216 (1.2)

1.0,1.4

Stroke

426 (2.4)

2.1,2.6

9

CP + DL

209 (1.2)

1.0,1.3

Peripheral vascular disease

411 (2.3)

2.1,2.5

10

BD + DL

208 (1.2)

1.0,1.3

Spleen and gallbladder diseases

255 (1.4)

1.2,1.6

11

CP + GE

205 (1.1)

1.0,1.3

COPDa

187 (1.0)

0.9,1.2

12

BD + DM

180 (1.0)

0.9,1.1

Chronic kidney disease

125 (0.7)

0.6,0.8

13

BD + GE

165 (0.9)

0.8,1.1

Cancer

104 (0.6)

0.5,0.7

14

BD + GT

153 (0.8)

0.7,1.0

Multiple sclerosis

52 (0.3)

0.2,0.4

15

DL + GT

146 (0.8)

0.7,0.9

Dementia

45 (0.3)

0.2,0.3

16

CP + DM

144 (0.8)

0.7,0.9

Anxiety

37 (0.2)

0.1,0.3

17

CP + GT

128 (0.7)

0.5,0.8

Depression

27 (0.2)

0.1,0.2

18

DM + GT

87 (0.5)

0.4,0.6

Phthisis

22 (0.1)

0.1,0.2

19

DL + GE

79 (0.4)

0.3,0.5

  1. CI Confidence interval, HT Hypertension, CP Chronic pain, BD Bone diseases, DM Diabetes mellitus, DL Dyslipidemia, GE Gastroenteritis, GT Gout
  2. a COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
  3. b All pairs have significantly correlation (P < 0.05)