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Table 4 Two most prevalent comorbidity diseases associated with cardiovascular diseases in multimorbid patients with cardiovascular morbidity, by age group and sex (442,816 adult patients, Catalonia, 2010)

From: The burden of cardiovascular morbidity in a European Mediterranean population with multimorbidity: a cross-sectional study

Age Groups (years)

Women

n = 248,407

Men

n = 194,409

Index cardiovascular disease

Associated

disease 1

Associated disease 2

n

%

95 % CI

Index cardiovascular disease

Associated disease 1

Associated disease 2

n

%

95 % CI

19–24

n = 2,152

Postural hypotension

Acne

Anxiety disorder/anxiety state

14

1.1

(0.6–1.9)

Hypertension, uncomplicated

Obesity

Acne

8

0.9

(0.4–1.9)

Varicose veins of leg

Acne

Anxiety disorder/anxiety state

13

1.0

(0.6–1.8)

Heart disease, other

Dermatitis/atopic eczema

Asthma

6

0.7

(0.3–1.6)

Hypertension, uncomplicated

Endocrine/metabolic/nutritional disorder, other

Obesity

9

0.7

(0.3–1.4)

Congenital anomaly cardiovascular

Asthma

Heart valve disease NOS

3

0.3

(0.1–1.1)

Heart valve disease NOS

Acne

Acne

5

0.4

(0.1–1.0)

Cardiac arrhythmia NOS

Acne

Musculoskeletal disease, other

3

0.3

(0.1–1.1)

Paroxysmal tachycardia

Depressive disorder

Anxiety disorder/anxiety state

4

0.3

(0.1–0.9)

Heart valve disease NOS

Asthma

Congenital anomaly, cardiovascular

3

0.3

(0.1–1.1)

25–44

n = 37,308

Hypertension, uncomplicated

Lipid disorder

Obesity

538

2.5

(2.3–2.7)

Hypertension, uncomplicated

Lipid disorder

Obesity

1,076

6.8

(6.4–7.2)

Varicose veins of leg

Depressive disorder

Anxiety disorder/

anxiety state

491

2.3

(2.1–2.5)

Heart disease, other

Lipid disorder

Hypertension, uncomplicated

138

0.9

(0.7–1.0)

Postural hypotension

Depressive disorder

Anxiety disorder/anxiety state

102

0.5

(0.4–0.6)

Varicose veins of leg

Lipid disorder

Obesity

105

0.7

(0.5–0.8)

Phlebitis/thrombo-phlebitis

Obesity

Varicose veins of leg

59

0.3

(0.2–0.4)

Hypertension, complicated

Lipid disorder

Hypertension, uncomplicated

66

0.4

(0.3–0.5

Heart disease, other

Depressive disorder

Anxiety disorder/anxiety state

46

0.2

(0.2–0–3)

Acute myocardial infarction

Lipid disorder

Hypertension, uncomplicated

60

0.4

(0.3–0.5

45–64

n = 154,049

Hypertension, uncomplicated

Lipid disorder

Obesity

9,134

11.5

(11.2–11.7)

Hypertension, uncomplicated

Lipid disorder

Diabetes, non-insulin dependent

8,631

11.6

(11.4–11.8)

Varicose veins of leg

Lipid disorder

Hypertension, uncomplicated

3,761

4.7

(4.6–4.9)

Heart disease, other

Lipid disorder

Hypertension, uncomplicated

2,275

3.1

(2.9–3.2)

Heart disease, other

Lipid disorder

Hypertension, uncomplicated

1,081

1.4

(1.3–1.4)

Ischaemic heart disease w/o angina

Lipid disorder

Hypertension, uncomplicated

1,744

2.3

(2.2–2.5)

Heart valve disease NOS

Lipid disorder

Hypertension, uncomplicated

578

0.7

(0.7–0–8)

Acute myocardial infarction

Lipid disorder

Hypertension, uncomplicated

1,361

1.8

(1.7–1.9)

Stroke/cerebrovascular accident

Lipid disorder

Hypertension, uncomplicated

500

0.6

(0.6–0.7)

Atherosclerosis/PVD

Lipid disorder

Hypertension, uncomplicated

1,275

1.7

(1.6–1.8)

65–79

n = 168,340

Hypertension, uncomplicated

Lipid disorder

Obesity

15,115

16.2

(15.9–16.4)

Hypertension, uncomplicated

Lipid disorder

Diabetes, non-insulin dependent

11,573

15.4

(15.2–15.7)

Varicose veins of leg

Lipid disorder

Hypertension, uncomplicated

9,365

10.0

(9.8–10.2)

Heart disease, other

Lipid disorder

Hypertension, uncomplicated

4,389

5.9

(5.7–6.0)

Heart disease, other

Lipid disorder

Hypertension, uncomplicated

4,298

4.6

(4.5–4.7)

Ischaemic heart disease w/o angina

Lipid disorder

Hypertension, uncomplicated

3,346

4.5

(4.3–4.6)

Heart valve disease NOS

Lipid disorder

Hypertension, uncomplicated

2,530

2.7

(2.6–2.8)

Atherosclerosis/PVD

Lipid disorder

Hypertension, uncomplicated

2675

3.6

(3.4–3.7)

Atrial fibrillation/flutter

Lipid disorder

Hypertension, uncomplicated

2,525

2.7

(2.6–2.8)

Stroke/cerebrovascular accident

Lipid disorder

Hypertension, uncomplicated

2,557

3.4

(3.3–3.5)

80+

n = 80,967

Hypertension, uncomplicated

Lipid disorder

Diabetes, non-insulin dependent

6,769

12.9

(12.6–13.2)

Hypertension, uncomplicated

Benign prostatic hypertrophy

Lipid disorder

3658

12.9

(12.5–13.3)

Varicose veins of leg

Lipid disorder

Hypertension, uncomplicated

4,445

8.5

(8.2–8.7)

Heart disease, other

Lipid disorder

Hypertension, uncomplicated

1,823

6.4

(6.1–6.7)

Heart disease, other

Lipid disorder

Hypertension, uncomplicated

3,255

6.2

(6.0–6.4)

Atrial fibrillation/flutter

Benign prostatic hypertrophy

Hypertension, uncomplicated

1,466

5.2

(4.9–5.4)

Atrial fibrillation/flutter

Lipid disorder

Hypertension, uncomplicated

2,900

5.5

(5.3–5.7)

Ischaemic heart disease w/o angina

Lipid disorder

Hypertension, uncomplicated

1,357

4.8

(4.5–5.0)

Heart failure

Lipid disorder

Hypertension, uncomplicated

2,776

5.3

(5.1–5.5)

Stroke/cerebrovascular accident

Lipid disorder

Hypertension, uncomplicated

1,153

4.1

(3.8–4.3)