Sex-Specific Multimorbidity–Multibehaviour Patterns in Primary Care Populations
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Design and Setting
2.2. Participants
2.3. Data Processes and Variables
2.4. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Sample Characteristics
3.2. Multimorbidity Patterns
3.2.1. Females
3.2.2. Males
4. Discussion
4.1. Multimorbidity Patterns
Cardiometabolic–(Neuro)Vascular Disorders
4.2. Females
4.2.1. Respiratory Conditions
4.2.2. Sensory Impairment
4.3. Males
4.3.1. Genitourinary Tract Disorders
4.3.2. Respiratory and Vision Spectrum Disorders
4.3.3. Ocular Spectrum Diseases
4.3.4. Neurovascular and Gastro-Renal Syndrome
4.3.5. Comparison with Other Studies
4.3.6. Strengths and Limitations of the Study
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Abbreviations
MM | Multimorbidity |
MB | Multibehaviours |
SNAP | Smoking, nutrition, alcohol, and physical activity |
HRB | Health risk behaviour |
AF | Atrial fibrillation |
PVD | Peripheral vascular disease |
Stroke TIA | Stroke and transient ischaemic attack |
CHD | Coronary heart disease |
COPD | Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
CLD | Chronic liver disease |
IBD | Inflammatory bowel disease |
IBS | Irritable bowel syndrome |
MS | Multiple sclerosis |
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Males | Females | Total | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Morbidities | N | % | N | % | N | % |
Atrial fibrillation—AF | 246 | 7.1 | 177 | 4.3 | 423 | 11.4 |
Heart failure | 116 | 3.3 | 75 | 1.8 | 191 | 5.1 |
Hypertension | 1628 | 46.8 | 1665 | 40.8 | 3293 | 87.6 |
Peripheral vascular disease—PVD | 118 | 3.4 | 49 | 1.2 | 167 | 4.6 |
Stroke and transient ischaemic attack—Stroke TIA | 238 | 6.8 | 203 | 5.0 | 441 | 11.8 |
Coronary heart disease—CHD | 496 | 14.2 | 209 | 5.1 | 705 | 19.3 |
Asthma | 854 | 24.5 | 1059 | 26.0 | 1913 | 50.5 |
Bronchiectasis | 38 | 1.1 | 45 | 1.1 | 83 | 2.2 |
Chronic sinusitis | 79 | 2.3 | 114 | 2.8 | 193 | 5.1 |
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease—COPD | 206 | 5.9 | 178 | 4.4 | 384 | 10.3. |
Blindness | 58 | 1.7 | 68 | 1.7 | 126 | 3.4 |
Glaucoma | 203 | 5.8 | 204 | 5.0 | 407 | 10.8 |
Cancer | 166 | 4.8 | 186 | 4.6 | 352 | 9.4 |
Prostate disorder | 424 | 12.2 | n/a | n/a | 424 | 12.2 |
Chronic liver disease—CLD | 139 | 4.0 | 143 | 3.5 | 282 | 7.5 |
Constipation | 151 | 4.3 | 215 | 5.3 | 366 | 9.6 |
Diverticular disease | 146 | 4.2 | 266 | 6.5 | 412 | 10.7 |
Dyspepsia | 1687 | 48.5 | 1759 | 43.1 | 3446 | 91.6 |
Inflammatory bowel disease—IBD | 442 | 12.7 | 510 | 12.5 | 952 | 25.2 |
Irritable bowel syndrome—IBS | 296 | 8.5 | 703 | 17.2 | 999 | 25.7 |
Alcohol problems | 144 | 4.1 | 77 | 1.9 | 221 | 6.0 |
Anorexia–bulimia | 3 | 0.1 | 36 | 0.9 | 39 | 1.0 |
Anxiety | 454 | 13.0 | 834 | 20.5 | 1288 | 33.5 |
Dementia | 66 | 1.9 | 96 | 2.4 | 162 | 4.3 |
Depression | 799 | 23.0 | 1440 | 35.3 | 2239 | 58.3 |
Schizophrenia | 65 | 1.9 | 75 | 1.8 | 140 | 3.7 |
Epilepsy | 92 | 2.6 | 86 | 2.1 | 178 | 4.7 |
Migraine | 34 | 1.0 | 117 | 2.9 | 151 | 3.9 |
Multiple sclerosis—MS | 11 | 0.3 | 34 | 0.8 | 45 | 1.1 |
Parkinson’s disease | 34 | 1.0 | 22 | 0.5 | 56 | 1.5 |
Hearing Loss | 973 | 28.0 | 857 | 21.0 | 1830 | 49 |
Chronic kidney disease—CKD | 285 | 8.2 | 338 | 8.3 | 623 | 16.5 |
Painful condition | 584 | 16.8 | 937 | 23.0 | 1521 | 39.8 |
Psoriasis and eczema | 137 | 3.9 | 165 | 4.0 | 302 | 7.9 |
Rheumatoid arthritis | 43 | 1.2 | 123 | 3.0 | 166 | 4.2 |
Diabetes | 644 | 18.5 | 486 | 11.9 | 1130 | 30.4 |
Thyroid | 210 | 6.0 | 753 | 18.5 | 963 | 24.5 |
Factor 1 | Factor 2 | Factor 3 | |
---|---|---|---|
Cardiometabolic and Neurovascular Spectrum Disorders | Respiratory Conditions | Sensory Impairment | |
Coronary heart disease | 0.924 | ||
Atrial fibrillation | 0.828 | ||
Hypertension | 0.794 | ||
Peripheral vascular disease | 0.710 | ||
Chronic kidney disease | 0.705 | ||
Stroke and transient ischaemic attack | 0.702 | ||
Diverticular disease | 0.614 | ||
Diabetes | 0.546 | ||
Dementia | 0.440 | 0.400 | |
Cancer | 0.359 | ||
COPD | 0.820 | ||
Bronchiectasis | 0.787 | ||
Blindness | 0.790 | ||
Glaucoma | 0.686 | ||
Hearing loss | 0.445 |
Factor 1 | Factor 2 | Factor 3 | |
---|---|---|---|
Cardiometabolic and Neurovascular Spectrum Disorders | Respiratory Conditions | Sensory Impairment | |
Hypertension | 0.908 | 0.662 | |
Chronic kidney disease | 0.897 | 0.350 | 0.705 |
Atrial fibrillation | 0.852 | 0.325 | 0.475 |
Coronary heart disease | 0.824 | 0.392 | |
Stroke and transient ischaemic attack | 0.752 | 0.490 | |
Dementia | 0.689 | 0.661 | |
Peripheral vascular disease | 0.659 | ||
Diverticular disease | 0.635 | 0.380 | |
Diabetes | 0.624 | 0.457 | |
Cancer | 0.396 | ||
COPD | 0.829 | ||
Bronchiectasis | 0.791 | ||
Blindness | 0.433 | 0.786 | |
Glaucoma | 0.415 | 0.704 | |
Hearing loss | 0.353 | 0.503 |
Factor 1 | Factor 2 | Factor 3 | Factor 4 | Factor 5 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cardiometabolic and Vascular | Genitourinary Tract Disorders | Respiratory and Vision Spectrum Disorders | Ocular Spectrum Disorders | Neurovascular and Gastro-Renal Syndrome | |
Diabetes | 0.789 | ||||
Coronary heart disease | 0.721 | ||||
Hypertension | 0.649 | ||||
Peripheral vascular disease | 0.526 | 0.314 | |||
Dyspepsia | 0.498 | 0.456 | |||
Chronic kidney disease | 0.488 | 0.366 | |||
Prostate disorders | 0.860 | ||||
Cancer | 0.654 | 0.364 | |||
Diverticular disease | 0.575 | ||||
Bronchiectasis | 0.762 | ||||
COPD | 0.623 | ||||
Glaucoma | 0.685 | ||||
Blindness | 0.368 | 0.524 | |||
Stroke and transient ischaemic attack | 0.634 | ||||
Dementia | 0.632 |
Factor 1 | Factor 2 | Factor 3 | Factor 4 | Factor 5 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cardiometabolic and Vascular | Genitourinary Tract Disorders | Respiratory and Vision Spectrum Disorders | Ocular Spectrum Disorders | Neurovascular and Gastro-Renal Syndrome | |
Coronary heart disease | 0.841 | 0.395 | 0.623 | ||
Hypertension | 0.777 | 0.361 | 0.383 | 0.375 | |
Diabetes | 0.746 | ||||
Chronic kidney disease | 0.697 | 0.415 | 0.347 | 0.315 | 0.580 |
Peripheral vascular disease | 0.659 | 0.445 | 0.320 | ||
Dyspepsia | 0.576 | 0.564 | |||
Prostate disorders | 0.915 | 0.313 | 0.451 | ||
Cancer | 0.718 | 0.470 | 0.306 | ||
Diverticular disease | 0.548 | ||||
Bronchiectasis | 0.727 | ||||
COPD | 0.405 | 0.683 | |||
Glaucoma | 0.703 | ||||
Blindness | 0.407 | 0.428 | 0.572 | ||
Stroke and transient ischaemic attack | 0.403 | 0.419 | 0.729 | ||
Dementia | 0.623 |
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Chicago/Turabian StyleSpyropoulos, Konstantinos, Naomi J. Ellis, and Christopher J. Gidlow. 2025. "Sex-Specific Multimorbidity–Multibehaviour Patterns in Primary Care Populations" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 22, no. 4: 485. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph22040485
APA StyleSpyropoulos, K., Ellis, N. J., & Gidlow, C. J. (2025). Sex-Specific Multimorbidity–Multibehaviour Patterns in Primary Care Populations. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 22(4), 485. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph22040485