Table 1

Patient Demographic, Baseline Characteristics and Effects of Multimorbidity

VariablesLow Deprivation (n=303)High Deprivation (n=356)
Without MM (n=171)With MM (n=132)Without MM (n=149)With MM (n=207)
Age, mean (SD), y47.0 (19.9)55.0 (17.1)a46.1 (18.7)55.3 (14.7)a
Female, No. (%)111 (64.9)88 (66.7)86 (57.7)137 (66.2)
Disabled by conditions, No. (%)37 (21.6)65 (49.2)a37 (24.8)145 (70.0)a
Rating of health (good or better), No. (%)119 (69.6)66 (50.0)a94 (63.1)48 (23.4)a
Physician visits in past year, mean (SD), No.4.6 (4.5)6.5 (5.2)a5.5 (6.6)7.8 (5.9)a
≥2 Problems to discuss, No. (%)57 (33.3)72 (54.5)a61 (40.9)131 (63.3)a
  • MM=multimorbidity.

  • a P <.001 comparing with MM vs without MM.