Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of patients by multimorbidity or non-multimorbidity group (1,749,710 adult patients, Catalonia, 2010)
Multimorbidity group | Non-multimorbidity group | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cardiovascular morbidity | Non-cardiovascular morbidity | |||
Variables | (n = 442,816) | (n = 375,355) | (n = 931,539) | (N = 1,749,710) |
Age (years) | 65.7 (14.6) | 48.2 (15.4) | 38.3 (12.7) | 47.4 (17.8) |
Sex (% females) | 56.1 | 57.5 | 45.5 | 50.7 |
Number of chronic diseases (median, IQR) | 5.0 (3.0;7.0) | 3.0 (2.0;4.0) | 0.0 (0.0;1.0) | 1.0 (0.0;3.0) |
Visits (median, IQR) | 10.0 (6.0;18.0) | 6.0 (3.0;11.0) | 1.0 (0.0;4.0) | 4.0 (1.0;9.0) |
Urban setting (%) | 83.4 | 84.0 | 84.2 | 84.0 |
Physical examination | ||||
BMI (kg/cm2) (n= 509,368) | 29.7 (5.1) | 28.0 (5.4) | 26.0 (4.7) | 28.3 (5.3) |
Systolic BP (mm Hg) (n = 773,446) | 135.2 (16.2) | 126.6 (14.6) | 123.8 (14.9) | 129.7 (16.3) |
Diastolic BP (mm Hg) (n = 774,139) | 76.7 (10.3) | 76.0 (9.6) | 74.5 (10.1) | 75.9 (10.1) |
Laboratory tests | ||||
Glycated haemoglobin (%)(SD) (n = 208,581) | 6.6 (1.3) | 6.3 (1.5) | 5.7 (1.2) | 6.4 (1.4) |
Creatinine (mg/dl) (SD) (n = 738,083) | 0.9 (0.4) | 0.8 (0.2) | 0.8 (0.2) | 0.9 (0.3) |
Uric acid (mg/dl) (SD) (n = 475, 334) | 5.5 (1.6) | 4.8 (1.4) | 4.8 (1.4) | 5.2 (1.5) |
Total cholesterol (mg/dl) (SD) (n = 745,010) | 202.0 (39.7) | 209.0 (40.6) | 194.3 (38.4) | 201.8 (40.0) |
Triglycerides (mg/dl) (SD) (n = 190,159) | 132.9 (82.9) | 129 (98.7) | 113.3 (75.7) | 127.5 (86.4) |
Glomerular filtration rate < 60 % (%) (n = 544,438) | 17.6 | 3.2 | 1.3 | 9.2 |