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Multimorbidity OR (95% CI)a, b
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Survey-based definitionc
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Policy-based definitionc
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Research-based definitionc
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1.
Two
or more co-occurring conditions (2+ threshold)
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Musculoskeletal
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6.7 (5.6, 8.1)
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3.0 (2.6, 3.5)
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1.5 (1.2, 2.0)
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Osteoarthritis
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30.0 (15.2, 59.2)
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3.7 (2.7, 4.9)
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3.3 (2.5, 4.5)
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Inflammatory arthritis
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26.1 (0.7, 1035.2)
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5.0 (3.3, 7.7)
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4.4 (2.9, 6.7)
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Other arthritis
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10.5 (7.4, 15.1)
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3.4 (2.8, 4.2)
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2.1 (1.5, 2.9)
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Gout
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5.7 (3.7, 8.7)
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2.8 (2.1, 3.7)
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2.7 (2.0, 3.8)
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Other musculoskeletal
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13.3 (3.9, 45.7)
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3.5 (1.9, 6.6)
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1.8 (0.8, 3.9)
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Back pain
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6.9 (5.5, 8.6)
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3.3 (2.8, 4.0)
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1.3 (1.0, 1.6)
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Soft tissue conditions
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12.3 (5.4, 28.1)
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4.0 (2.9, 5.4)
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1.9 (1.3, 2.8)
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Osteoporosis
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40.4 (5.6, 291.1)
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4.3 (3.0, 6.2)
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1.9 (1.1, 3.1)
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2.
Three
or more co-occurring conditions (3+ threshold)
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Musculoskeletal
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5.6 (4.9, 6.3)
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4.7 (2.9, 7.5)
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3.6 (2.1, 6.0)
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Osteoarthritis
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14.2 (10.5, 19.3)
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7.2 (3.7, 13.8)
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5.7 (3.4, 9.4)
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Inflammatory arthritis
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11.7 (6.0, 22.7)
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11.2 (4.9, 25.9)
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8.0 (3.8, 17.0)
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Other arthritis
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8.0 (6.3, 10.1)
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6.1 (3.4, 10.9)
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4.9 (2.4, 10.3)
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Gout
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6.3 (4.7, 8.3)
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3.8 (2.0, 6.9)
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5.1 (2.9, 9.0)
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Other musculoskeletal
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7.3 (4.0, 13.2)
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4.8 (1.7, 13.4)
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4.3 (1.7, 11.3)
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Back pain
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6.3 (5.4, 7.4)
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5.1 (3.1, 8.3)
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3.7 (2.2, 6.2)
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Soft tissue conditions
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8.3 (5.7, 12.1)
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7.2 (4.0, 13.2)
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4.4 (2.0, 9.9)
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Osteoporosis
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10.7 (5.7, 20.0)
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6.8 (3.0, 15.2)
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4.9 (1.9, 12.9)
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a Association estimates based on comparison with respondents with any of the non-musculoskeletal conditions in each definition
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b Adjusted for age and gender
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c See footnote of Table 2 for details definitions of multimorbidity used in analyses
