Table 2 Healthcare resource use of people with comorbid cancer and dementia compared to those with cancer or dementia alone and the general population aged 50 and over

 Number of appointments

29,879

761,894

298,343

8,520,666

 Number of patients attending at least one appointment

2142 (59.2)

57,986 (51.4)

25,100 (54.6)

911,654 (81.9)

 Number of appointments per person^a

 Median (IQR)

9 (4,18)

10 (5,17)

7 (3,15)

–

 Number of appointments per person per month^b

 Mean (s.d.)

1.48 (2.18)

1.35 (1.80)

1.08 (1.69)

0.78 (0.79)

 Median (range)

0.92 (0.08, 40.58)^e

0.92 (0.08, 97.75)^e

0.67 (0.08, 47.50)^e

0.58 (26.75)^f

 Number of prescriptions

51,013

858,055

657,471

43,237,123

 Number of patients with at least one prescription

2703 (74.8)

64,261 (57.0)

33,725 (73.3)

940,122 (81.6)

 Number of prescriptions per person^a

 Median (IQR)

13 (6, 25)

8 (3, 17)

14 (7, 26)

–

 Number of items prescribed per person per month^b

 Mean (s.d.)

1.97 (2.07)

1.48 (1.73)

1.75 (1.72)

3.83 (5.51)

 Median (range)

1.33 (0.08, 32.67)

0.92 (0.08, 37.33)

1.25 (0.08, 30.25)

2.25 (254.75)^d

 Number of contacts

2013

53,605

19,958

–

 Number of patients with at least one contact

890 (24.6)

24,367 (21.6)

9490 (20.6)

–

 Number of contacts per person^a

 Median (IQR)

1 (1, 3)

1 (1, 2)

1 (1, 2)

–

 Number of contacts per person per month^b

 Mean (s.d.)

0.26 (0.29)

0.26 (0.32)

0.22 (0.24)

–

 Median (range)

0.17 (0.08, 2.33)

0.17 (0.08, 6.00)

0.17 (0.08, 6.00)

–

 Number of contacts (% of contacts)

1028 (51.1)

18,054 (33.7)

11,515 (57.7)

–

 Number of patients with at least one contact

608 (16.8)

11,926 (10.6)

6810 (14.8)

–

 Number of contacts per person^a

 Median (IQR)

1 (1, 2)

1 (1, 2)

1 (1, 2)

–

 Number of contacts per person per month^b

 Mean (s.d.)

0.20 (0.19)

0.18 (0.19)

0.17 (0.16)

–

 Median (range)

0.13 (0.08, 2.00)

0.08 (0.08, 4.17)

0.08 (0.08, 3.00)

–

 Number of contacts (% of contacts)

767 (38.1)

23,804 (44.4)

6988 (35.0)

–

 Number of patients with at least one contact

432 (11.9)

12,893 (11.4)

4472 (9.7)

–

 Number of contacts per person^a

 Median (IQR)

1 (1, 2)

1 (1, 2)

1 (1, 2)

–

 Number of contacts per person per month^b

 Mean (s.d.)

0.20 (0.19)

0.22 (0.27)

0.17 (0.19)

–

 Median (range)

0.14 (0.08, 1.00)

0.14 (0.08, 4.50)

0.08 (0.08, 6.00)

–

 Number of contacts (% of contacts)

211 (10.5)

11,548 (21.5)

1401 (7.0)

–

 Number of patients with at least one contact

119 (3.3)

5066 (4.5)

848 (1.8)

–

 Number of contacts per person^a

 Median (IQR)

1 (1, 2)

1 (1, 2)

1 (1, 2)

–

 Number of contacts per person per month^b

 Mean (s.d.)

0.20 (0.28)

0.23 (0.31)

0.16 (0.14)

–

 Median (range)

0.08 (0.08, 2.33)

0.08 (0.08, 4.00)

0.08 (0.08, 1.20)

–

 Number of contacts (% of contacts)

7 (0.3)

199 (0.4)

54 (0.3)

–

 Number of patients with at least one contact

7 (0.2)

172 (0.2)

51 (0.1)

–

 Number of contacts per person^a

 Median (IQR)

1 (1, 1)

1 (1, 1)

1 (1, 1)

–

 Number of contacts per person per month^b

 Mean (s.d.)

0.09 (0.01)

0.16 (0.16)

0.11 (0.04)

–

 Median (range)

0.08 (0.08, 0.11)

0.08 (0.08, 1.00)

0.08 (0.08, 0.25)

–