Table 3 Descriptions of the derived clusters of multimorbid patients for each age strata. Clusters are ordered by sizes from the largest to the smallest. Key conditions are the three estimated to be most distinctive in the cluster (where the difference between within-cluster prevalence and prevalence in age strata is the largest). For the number of morbidities, median and first (Q1) and third (Q3) quartiles are reported. For other categorical variables, percentages are reported. Greater deprivation denotes top 40% of IMD (categories 4 and 5)
Three key conditions (prevalence) | Patients (%) | No. of morbidities (median [Q1–Q3]) | Female (%) | Greater deprivation (%) | Current smokers (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lead condition (%) | Subsidiary conditions (%) | |||||
Age 18–44 years | ||||||
Depression (100%) | Anxiety (41%), pain (31%) | 32 | 2 [2–3] | 66 | 50 | 46 |
Pain (36%) | Hearing loss (30%), hypertension (23%) | 23 | 2 [2–3] | 52 | 46 | 27 |
Asthma (100%) | IBS (26%), depression (20%) | 20 | 2 [2–3] | 63 | 41 | 29 |
IBS (100%) | Depression (29%), hearing loss (21%) | 18 | 2 [2–3] | 77 | 37 | 28 |
PSM (75%) | Alcohol (42%), depression (24%) | 7 | 2 [2–3] | 28 | 63 | 76 |
Age 45–64 years | ||||||
Hypertension (76%) | Diabetes (37%), pain (25%) | 37 | 2 [2–3] | 42 | 38 | 20 |
IBS (40%) | Hearing loss (29%), pain (28%) | 24 | 2 [2–3] | 64 | 29 | 20 |
Depression (93%) | Pain (53%), anxiety (31%) | 22 | 3 [2–5] | 68 | 46 | 35 |
Asthma (100%) | Pain (24%), COPD (16%) | 12 | 2 [2–3] | 61 | 35 | 20 |
Alcohol (62%) | PSM (42%), pain (28%) | 4 | 3 [2–4] | 31 | 57 | 63 |
Age 65–84 years | ||||||
Hypertension (100%) | Diabetes (31%), pain (27%) | 41 | 3 [2–4] | 54 | 30 | 10 |
Hearing loss (40%) | Prostate disorder (21%), IBS (3%) | 22 | 3 [2–4] | 48 | 25 | 9 |
Depression (56%) | Pain (56%), anxiety (23%) | 14 | 4 [3–5] | 72 | 33 | 15 |
CHD (54%) | Diabetes (32%), atrial fibrillation (29%) | 11 | 4 [3–5] | 30 | 33 | 12 |
COPD (57%) | Asthma (49%), pain (33%) | 8 | 3 [2–5] | 50 | 40 | 24 |
Pain (81%) | CHD (53%), depression (45%) | 5 | 7 [7–9] | 54 | 43 | 16 |
Age 85+ years | ||||||
Hypertension (72%) | Hearing loss (39%), diabetes (18%) | 58 | 3 [2–4] | 61 | 30 | 5 |
Pain (64%) | Depression (41%), constipation (24%) | 23 | 5 [4–6] | 80 | 30 | 5 |
CHD (61%) | Atrial fibrillation (53%), heart failure (49%) | 11 | 7 [6–8] | 60 | 30 | 4 |
Asthma (48%) | COPD (48%), pain (44%) | 8 | 5 [4–6] | 59 | 30 | 8 |