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Table 26. Most Common Co-Occurring Chronic Conditions
Among Medicare Beneficiaries With HF
(N=4,947,918), 2011
Beneficiaries Age ≥65 y
(n=4,376,150)*
Beneficiaries Age <65 y
(n=571,768)
†
n % n %
Hypertension 3,685,373 84.2 Hypertension 461,235 80.7
Ischemic heart
disease
3,145,718 71.9 Ischemic heart
disease
365,889 64.0
Hyperlipidemia 2,623,601 60.0 Diabetes 338,687 59.2
Anemia 2,200,674 50.3 Hyperlipidemia 325,498 56.9
Diabetes 2,027,875 46.3 Anemia 284,102 49.7
Arthritis 1,901,447 43.5 CKD 257,015 45.0
CKD 1,851,812 42.3 Depression 207,082 36.2
COPD 1,311,118 30.0 Arthritis 201,964 35.3
AF 1,247,748 28.5 COPD 191,016 33.4
Alzheimer's disease
or dementia
1,207,704 27.6 Asthma 88,816 15.5
* Mean No. of conditions is 6.1; median is 6.
†
Mean No. of conditions is 5.5; median is 5.
