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Table 3 The presence of comorbidity, measured by disease categories of the CIRS and their severity

From: Comorbidity, limitations in activities and pain in patients with osteoarthritis of the hip or knee

 

Presence (patients that reported to have comorbidity (score 1, 2 or 3)) n (%)

Severity median* (25th percentile; 75th percentile), range

Cardiac diseases

154 (54%)

2.00 (2.00; 2.00), 0–3

Vascular diseases

73 (25.6%)

2.00 (1.00; 2.00), 0–3

Respiratory diseases

82 (28.8%)

2.00 (1.00; 2.00), 0–3

Ear, eye, throat and larynx diseases

274 (96.1%)

1.00 (1.00; 2.00), 0–3

Gastro-intestinal diseases (upper part)

99 (34.7%)

2.00 (1.00; 2.00), 0–2

Gastro-intestinal diseases (lower part)

87 (30.5%)

2.00 (1.00; 2.00), 0–3

Liver diseases

21 (7.4%)

1.00 (1.00; 2.00), 0–3

Renal diseases

32 (11.2%)

1.00 (1.00;2.00), 0–2

Urogenital diseases

126 (44.4%)

1.00 (1.00; 2.00), 0–3

Diseases of bones, joints, muscle and skin

285 (100%)

2.00 (2.00; 2.00),1–3

Neurological diseases

91 (31.9%)

2.00 (1.00; 2.00), 0–3

Psychiatric diseases

75 (26.3%)

2.00 (1.00; 2.00), 0–3

Endocrine and metabolic diseases

131 (46%)

2.00 (2.00;2.00), 0–3

  1. N = 285; *Calculated for all patients that suffered from a specific disease. CIRS: Cumulative Ilness Rating Scale: N, n: number of patients.