Comorbidity in US patients with multiple sclerosis

Figures & data

Figure 1 Overall rates of comorbidity claims for patients with MS from 2006–2014.

Abbreviation: MS, multiple sclerosis.

Table 1 Logistic regression models of comorbidities adjusting for age, sex, and region for patients with MS

Odds ratios
		Age (<34 years reference)				Region (Midwest reference)
	Sex (female reference)	35–44	45–54	55–64	≥65	Northeast	South	West
Hyperlipidemia	1.39	2.60	5.57	10.16	11.28	1.26	1.25	0.82
Hypertension	1.25	2.42	5.23	9.81	18.39	1.11	1.33	0.77
Gastrointestinal disease	0.75	1.15	1.53	2.02	2.93	1.08	1.17	0.93
Thyroid disease	0.36	1.54	2.06	2.64	3.08	1.14	1.17	1.02a
Chronic lung disease	0.76	1.00a	1.15	1.43	2.36	1.08	1.02a	0.86
Arthritis	0.71	2.08	4.13	6.94	10.69	1.10	1.09	0.90
Anxiety	0.63	0.88	0.73	0.63	0.52	1.10	1.12	0.87
Diabetes	1.31	1.85	3.10	5.09	7.77	0.96	1.07	0.80
Depression	0.69	1.22	1.18	1.13	0.90	0.87	0.68	0.80
Alcohol abuse	2.41	0.93a	0.86	0.59	0.43	0.98a	0.76	0.96a

Note:

a Not significant at the 5% level.

Abbreviation: MS, multiple sclerosis.