Skip to main content

Table 2 Number of types of comorbidities in the same

From: Potentially inappropriate home medications among older patients with cardiovascular disease admitted to a cardiology service in USA

Comorbidities characteristics

Number

Percent

Number of comorbidities

 1–3

45

11.1

 4

74

18.3

 5

64

15.8

 6

54

13.4

 7

61

15.1

 8

45

11.1

 9+

61

15.1

Mean (SD)

6.1 (2.4)

 

Type of comorbidity

 Hypertension

303

75.0

 Dyslipidemia

211

52.2

 Coronary artery disease

200

49.5

 Heart failure

169

41.8

 Atrial fibrillation/flutter

145

35.9

 Diabetes mellitus

143

35.4

 Chronic renal disease

115

28.5

 COPD

84

20.8

 Gastro-esophageal reflux disease

79

19.6

 Hypothyroidism

78

19.3

 Cancer

77

19.1

 Benign prostatic hyperplasia

65

16.1

 Arthritis

63

15.6

 Cardiac valve disease

61

15.1

 Cerebrovascular accident

52

12.9

 Anemia

47

11.6

 Peripheral vascular disease

47

11.6

 Sleep apnea

39

9.7

 Depression

37

9.2

 Gout

35

8.7

 Pulmonary hypertension

30

7.4

 Anxiety

29

7.2

 Asthma

26

6.4

 Obesity

26

6.4

 Dementia

25

6.2

 GI bleed/ulcer

25

6.2

 Deep venous thrombosis / pulmonary embolism

25

6.2

 Neuropathy

24

5.9