Table 2

Relative risks of multimorbidity for different chronic conditions according to gender

Chronic conditionsAll respondents95% CIFemale95% CIMale95% CI
Lower boundUpper boundLower boundUpper boundLower boundUpper bound
High relative risk of multimorbidity
 Asthma26.1817.8238.4620.6711.8536.0632.6819.1855.67
 Stroke18.6212.1128.6421.5710.6143.8617.4310.1329.99
 Heart disease15.5612.9918.6316.4812.8021.2114.2611.0218.46
 Diabetes or high blood sugar14.4011.1818.5515.6810.8622.6313.119.2418.62
 Dyslipidaemia14.0511.5417.1215.1311.3720.1412.979.8617.05
 Memory-related disease13.698.8521.1634.1712.6392.449.285.6615.21
 Kidney disease11.579.2414.4915.0110.1722.4310.247.7813.48
 Liver disease11.108.3714.7116.079.7026.639.156.4912.89
 Chronic lung diseases9.878.4311.5510.718.2613.889.748.0011.86
Low relative risk of multimorbidity
 Emotional, nervous, or psychiatric problems7.424.9411.156.243.7810.309.364.6518.85
 Stomach or other digestive disease5.735.256.256.205.487.025.234.625.91
 Hypertension5.384.965.844.904.405.475.925.246.69
 Cancer or malignant tumour4.883.207.455.333.069.293.992.077.72
 Arthritis or rheumatism3.833.614.053.703.433.993.913.594.26