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Table 1 Stroke status and number of morbidities (N = 1,424,378)

From: Stroke, multimorbidity and polypharmacy in a nationally representative sample of 1,424,378 patients in Scotland: implications for treatment burden

 

Stroke N (%)

No stroke (%)

Unadjusted OR (95% CI) a

Age, gender and deprivation adjusted OR (95% CI) a

35690 (100)

1388688 (100)

Total number of morbiditiesb

    

None

2053 (5.8)

721430 (52.0)

1

1

One-three

17750 (49.7)

551295 (39.7)

11.31 (10.81 to 11.85)

4.35 (4.15 to 4.56)

Four-six

12300 (34.5)

100500 (7.2)

43.01 (41.03 to 45.09)

8.59 (8.17 to 9.04)

Seven or more

3587 (10.1)

15463 (1.1)

81.52 (77.04 to 86.26)

12.81 (12.05 to 13.61)

Number of physical morbiditiesb

    

None

2769 (7.8)

800202 (57.6)

1

1

One-three

20716 (58.0)

510846 (36.8)

11.72 (11.26 to 12.20)

4.03 (3.86 to 4.20)

Four-six

10414 (29.2)

70709 (5.1)

42.56 (40.79 to 44.41)

7.32 (6.99 to 7.67)

Seven or more

1791 (5.0)

6931 (0.5)

74.68 (70.05 to 79.61)

10.33 (9.64 to 11.05)

Number of mental morbidities

    

None

21961 (61.5)

1163095 (83.8)

1

1

One-three

13533 (37.9)

223739 (16.1)

3.20 (3.13 to 3.27)

2.08 (2.04 to 2.13)

Four or more

196 (0.5)

1854 (0.1)

5.60 (4.83 to 6.49)

3.56 (3.03 to 4.20)

  1. aall p < 0.001.
  2. bexcluding stroke.