Multimorbidity in younger deprived patients: An exploratory study of research and service implications in general practice

Table 3 Comparison between single morbidity and multimorbidity, Inchicore Medical Centre only

Characteristics	Single Morbidity N = 42	Multimorbidity N = 62	P value
Sex
Female, N%	20 (47.6%)	30 (48.4%)	0.939
Male, %	22 (52.4%)	32 (61.6%)
Age, Mean ± SD	53.7 ± 5.73	56.0 ± 5.3	0.040
GP Visit/12 months, Mean ± SD	7.2 ± 6.5	12.6 ± 7.5	0.0003
Number of current medication, Mean ± SD	2.3 ± 2.3	7.3 ± 3.4	<0.0001

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