Table 2.

Ten most prevalent morbidities and associated comorbidities

Morbidity	Prevalence, %	Mean number of comorbidities associated with condition, n	Three most frequently associated comorbidities

			Condition	Prevalence,^a %
Hypertension	18.2	3.0	Painful condition	24.3
			Diabetes	19.4
			Hearing loss	16.7

Depression/anxiety	10.3	3.1	Painful condition	32.7
			Hypertension	28.9
			Irritable bowel syndrome	17.2

Chronic pain	10.1	3.7	Hypertension	44.0
			Depression/anxiety	35.5
			Hearing loss	18.4

Hearing loss	9.5	2.8	Hypertension	32.0
			Painful condition	19.4
			Depression/anxiety	14.8

Irritable bowel syndrome	7.9	1.8	Depression/anxiety	22.3
			Hypertension	20.5
			Painful condition	18.4

Diabetes	5.9	3.5	Hypertension	60.1
			Painful condition	26.6
			Depression/anxiety	17.9

Prostate disorders	5.7	3.5	Hypertension	44.1
			Hearing loss	25.3
			Painful condition	20.7

Thyroid disorders	4.7	3.1	Hypertension	37.0
			Painful condition	23.4
			Depression/anxiety	19.7

Coronary heart disease	4.3	4.0	Hypertension	56.5
			Painful condition	30.3
			Diabetes	23.3

Asthma	3.7	3.2	Hypertension	30.3
			Painful condition	26.6
			Depression/anxiety	22.4