Conditions with consensus to always include and usually include unless there is a specific reason not to in a multimorbidity measure, by panel, based on Delphi surveys. Data are percentage of panellists agreeing (and Delphi survey round (R)) unless stated otherwise
| Condition | Always include condition | Usually include condition* | Difficulty parameter estimate in both panels (logit)† | ||
| Professional panellists | Public panellists | Professional panellists | Public panellists | ||
| Heart failure | 90.0 (R1) | 83.9 (R2) | — | — | −3.1 |
| Chronic liver disease | 88.5 (R1) | 80.6 (R2) | — | — | −3.5 |
| Diabetes | 87.3 (R1) | 71.0 (R2) | — | — | −3.5 |
| Parkinson’s disease | 86.6 (R1) | 77.4 (R2) | — | — | −2.8 |
| End stage kidney disease | 86.4 (R1) | 90.3 (R2) | — | — | −2.0 |
| Coronary artery disease | 82.7 (R1) | 74.2 (R2) | — | — | −2.6 |
| Dementia | 82.6 (R1) | 83.3 (R2) | — | — | −2.3 |
| Multiple sclerosis | 80.7 (R1) | 77.4 (R2) | — | — | −1.9 |
| Stroke | 80.0 (R1) | 80.6 (R2) | — | — | −2.6 |
| Chronic kidney disease | 79.3 (R1) | 80.6 (R2) | — | — | −2.8 |
| HIV/AIDS | 78.5 (R1) | 71.0 (R2) | — | — | −1.5 |
| Metastatic cancers | 77.4 (R1) | 70.8 (R1) | — | — | −1.3 |
| Haematological cancers | 77.2 (R1) | 70.8 (R1) | — | — | −1.9 |
| Solid organ cancers | 76.5 (R1) | 70.8 (R1) | — | — | −2.0 |
| Cystic fibrosis | 75.8 (R1) | 74.2 (R2) | — | — | −1.3 |
| Epilepsy | 73.0 (R1) | 71.0 (R2) | — | — | −2.2 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 85.9 (R1) | No consensus | — | 96.8 (R2) | −3.1 |
| Inflammatory bowel disease | 82.6 (R1) | No consensus | — | 100 (R2) | −1.9 |
| Connective tissue disease | 79.7 (R1) | No consensus | — | 93.3 (R2) | −2.3 |
| Paralysis (other than stroke) | 76.0 (R1) | No consensus | — | 93.3 (R2) | −0.9 |
| Schizophrenia | 75.2 (R1) | No consensus | — | 93.5 (R2) | −1.6 |
| Peripheral arterial disease | 71.1 (R1) | No consensus | — | 96.8 (R2) | −1.6 |
| Asthma | 70.7 (R1) | No consensus | — | 80.6 (R2) | −1.1 |
| Addison’s disease | No consensus | 70.8 (R2) | 86.9 (R2) | — | −0.8 |
| Depression | — | — | 92.9 (R2) | 77.4 (R2) | −0.9 |
| Heart valve disorders | — | — | 92.0 (R2) | 100 (R2) | −1.6 |
| Bipolar disorder | — | — | 90.0 (R2) | 93.5 (R2) | −1.1 |
| Melanoma | — | — | 88.2 (R2) | 100 (R2) | −1.1 |
| Bronchiectasis | — | — | 86.7 (R3) | 88.0 (R3) | −0.7 |
| Osteoarthritis | — | — | 84.7 (R2) | 87.1 (R2) | −0.5 |
| Pancreatic disease | — | — | 84.4 (R2) | 96.7 (R2) | −0.7 |
| Arrhythmia | — | — | 83.9 (R2) | 85.7 (R2) | −0.4 |
| Thyroid disorders | — | — | 82.7 (R2) | 87.1 (R2) | −0.3 |
| Venous thrombotic disease | — | — | 82.4 (R2) | 96.8 (R2) | −0.5 |
| Drug or alcohol misuse | — | — | 81.8 (R2) | 74.2 (R2) | −0.02 |
| Anaemia | — | — | 81.7 (R2) | 96.7 (R2) | −0.4 |
| Chronic Lyme disease | — | — | 81.3 (R3) | 79.2 (R3) | −0.03 |
| Transient ischaemic attack | — | — | 80.4 (R2) | 96.8 (R2) | −0.4 |
| Treated cancer requiring surveillance | — | — | 79.3 (R3) | 80.0 (R3) | 0.01 |
| Eating disorders | — | — | 79.1 (R2) | 74.2 (R2) | 0.2 |
| Vision impairment that cannot be corrected | — | — | 78.6 (R2) | 74.2 (R2) | 0.1 |
| Long term musculoskeletal problems due to injury | — | — | 78.4 (R3) | 70.8 (R3) | 0.2 |
| Tuberculosis | — | — | 82.4 (R2) | 90.3 (R2) | 0.07 |
| Endometriosis | — | — | 75.7 (R2) | 89.3 (R2) | 0.1 |
| Chronic primary pain | — | — | 75.3 (R3) | 80.0 (R3) | 0.2 |
| Hearing impairment that cannot be corrected | — | — | 73.9 (R2) | 74.2 (R2) | 0.4 |
| Peptic ulcer | — | — | 73.9 (R2) | 83.9 (R2) | 0.3 |
| Post-traumatic stress disorder | — | — | 73.4 (R2) | 74.2 (R2) | 0.5 |
| Post-acute covid-19 | — | — | 73.4 (R3) | 92.0 (R3) | 0.2 |
| Benign cerebral tumours | — | — | 73.3 (R3) | 76.0 (R3) | 0.4 |
| Peripheral neuropathy | — | — | 73.1 (R2) | 96.7 (R2) | 0.1 |
| Hypertension (untreated) | — | — | 73.0 (R2) | 71.0 (R2) | 0.4 |
| Congenital disease and chromosomal abnormalities | — | — | 72.6 (R2) | 90.0 (R2) | 0.2 |
| Chronic urinary tract infection | — | — | 71.8 (R2) | 86.7 (R2) | 0.3 |
| Aneurysm | — | — | 71.6 (R3) | 96.8 (R2) | 0.5 |
| Meniere’s disease | — | — | 71.3 (R2) | 71.0 (R2) | 0.5 |
| Osteoporosis | — | — | 70.3 (R2) | 80.6 (R2) | 0.5 |
| Autism | — | — | 70.1 (R2) | 87.1 (R2) | 0.5 |
| Hypertension (treated) | — | — | 80.4 (R2) | No consensus | 0.3 |
| Anxiety | — | — | 80.0 (R2) | No consensus | 0.4 |
| Gout | — | — | 76.1 (R2) | No consensus | 0.4 |
*Consensus of conditions to usually include is defined as more than 70% of panellists rated conditions as always include or usually include.
†Used to examine endorsement (see also online supplemental table S14).