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Table 2 Sociodemographic characteristics of the study population (n = 476,252)

From: The extra cost of comorbidity: multiple illnesses and the economic burden of non-communicable diseases

 

%

Sex

 Male

48.92

 Female

51.08

Agea

 18–39

34.78

 40–49

18.40

 50–59

16.61

 60–64

7.50

 65–69

6.73

 70–74

4.45

 75–79

4.08

 80–84

3.57

 85–89

2.36

 >89

1.53

  1. aAge group definition was based on the overall age-specific prevalence of the 10 selected chronic diseases; broader age groups (10/20 years) were used for individuals under 60 in order to obtain sufficiently sized age groups