Table 2 Comorbidity factors from five population surveys. Comorbidity factors for cumulative cause groups by age and sex. The comorbidity factor f is computed using equation (6) as the prevalence of persons reporting diseases in the two cause groups (p ₁₊₂ ) divided by the two prevalences p ₁ and p ₂ for each cause group considered independently: f = p ₁₊₂ /(p ₁ × p ₂ )

114.77

43.84

7.93

4.05

7.36

48.36

16.14

9.72

6.03

6.80

5.91

8.73

5.12

2.84

4.27

5.77

5.68

4.89

3.84

4.31

3.87

2.58

1.72

1.40

1.72

3.87

2.64

1.78

1.38

1.65

4.88

3.47

2.25

1.64

2.13

4.72

3.28

1.94

1.47

1.92

2.93

2.01

1.43

1.20

1.45

2.87

1.98

1.47

1.25

1.43

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9.66

3.76

4.05

41.99

35.78

14.62

6.12

4.53

37.19

33.12

8.47

3.47

3.52

27.62

21.66

11.54

5.13

4.21

23.44

15.85

4.03

2.07

2.21

19.34

10.31

3.56

1.91

1.89

4.76

4.83

2.29

1.44

1.73

4.25

3.93

2.09

1.37

1.46

9.97

4.10

1.80

2.59

1.77

8.14

4.12

2.20

1.42

2.37

7.07

3.55

1.64

2.38

1.56

4.78

3.07

1.89

1.31

2.24

2.00

2.00

1.56

1.22

1.22

1.92

1.92

1.57

1.27

1.27

1.84

1.84

1.46

1.15

1.15

1.65

1.65

1.39

1.17

1.17

32.71

32.71

14.05

6.04

6.04

41.56

41.56

15.63

5.87

5.87

13.49

13.49

5.76

2.46

2.46

14.38

14.38

7.43

3.84

3.84

4.15

4.15

2.61

1.64

1.64

4.35

4.35

2.66

1.63

1.63

4.08

4.08

2.63

1.69

1.69

4.46

4.46

2.73

1.67

1.67

3.12

3.12

2.09

1.40

1.40

3.20

3.20

2.05

1.32

1.32

33.02

33.02

11.66

4.12

4.12

43.21

43.21

15.74

5.73

5.73

11.06

11.06

5.28

2.52

2.52

11.12

11.12

6.31

3.58

3.58

5.90

5.90

3.27

1.81

1.81

5.72

5.72

3.48

2.12

2.12