Table 5

O/E ratios for the 10 most prevalent morbidity dyads and triads

Number of chronic conditionsRankChronic conditionsO/E ratio
21Chronic lung diseases and asthma162.15
2Emotional, nervous, or psychiatric problems and memory-related disease97.73
3dyslipidaemia and diabetes or high blood sugar38.39
4Heart disease and memory-related disease25.69
5Stroke and memory-related disease23.66
6Hypertension and stroke22.85
7Hypertension and diabetes or high blood sugar20.64
8Cancer or malignant tumour and stroke19.55
9Memory-related disease and asthma19.55
10Stroke and asthma19.55
31Stroke, emotional, nervous, or psychiatric problems and memory-related disease10 287.72
2Emotional, nervous, or psychiatric problems, memory-related disease and asthma8498.56
3Emotional, nervous, or psychiatric problems, chronic lung diseases and asthma2274.26
4Heart disease, stroke and memory-related disease2253.50
5Chronic lung diseases, heart disease and asthma1992.69
6Dyslipidaemia, heart disease and memory-related disease1443.25
7Hypertension, dyslipidaemia and diabetes or high blood sugar1398.31
8Hypertension, stroke and memory-related disease1387.35
9Chronic lung diseases, memory-related disease and asthma1376.53
10Chronic lung diseases, arthritis or rheumatism and asthma1265.95
  • O/E, observed-to-expected.