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Table 2 Sociodemographic, clinician and care variables of patients with chronic conditions and differences by sex and level of risk

From: Adjusted morbidity groups and survival: a retrospective cohort study of primary care patients with chronic conditions

Variables n (%)

Total

9,866 (100)

Females

6,056 (61.4)

Males

3,810 (38.6)

p valuea

Low risk

7,638 (77.4)

Medium risk

1,784 (18.1)

High risk

444 (4.5)

p valueb

Female sex

6,056 (61.4)

-

-

-

4,665 (61.1)

1,159 (65.0)

232 (52.3)

< 0.01

Age*

55.7 (20.8)

57.1 (20.7)

53.5 (20.7)

< 0.01

50.6 (19.4)

72.1 (15.1)

77.8 (13.0)

< 0.01

Immobilized

300 (3.0)

223 (3.7)

77 (2.0)

< 0.01

49 (0.6)

126 (7.1)

125 (28.2)

< 0.01

Institutionalized

161 (1.6)

122 (2.0)

39 (1.0)

< 0.01

67 (0.9)

52 (2.9)

42 (9.5)

< 0.01

Primary caregiver

229 (2.3)

164 (2.7)

65 (1.7)

< 0.01

26 (0.3)

101 (5.7)

102 (23.0)

< 0.01

Home support

80 (0.8)

58 (1.0)

22 (0.6)

0.05

13 (0.2)

38 (2.1)

29 (6.5)

< 0.01

Palliative care

44 (0.4)

20 (0.3)

24 (0.6)

0.04

8 (0.1)

7 (0.4)

29 (6.5)

< 0.01

Complexity index *

6.7 (7.0)

6.7 (6.5)

6.7 (7.8)

< 0.01

4 (2.2)

12.4 (2.7)

30.4 (12.5)

< 0.01

Chronic conditions *

2.5 (1.8)

2.62 (1.9)

2.3 (1.8)

< 0.01

1.9 (1.1)

4.3 (1.6)

6.7 (2.4)

< 0.01

1 chronic condition

2 chronic conditions

3 chronic conditions

4 chronic conditions

5 chronic conditions

> 5 chronic conditions

3,830 (38.8)

2,185 (22.1)

1,487 (15.1)

1,021 (10.3)

609 (6.2)

734 (7.5)

2,225 (36.7)

1,319 (21.8)

951 (15.7)

663 (10.9)

413 (6.8)

485 (8.0)

1,605 (42.1)

866 (22.7)

536 (14.1)

358 (9.4)

196 (5.1)

249 (6.4)

< 0.01

0.269

0.027

0.014

0.001

0.007

3,763 (49.3)

2,034 (26.6)

1,096 (14.3)

537 (7.0)

170 (2.2)

38 (0.5)

63 (3.5)

141 (7.9)

365 (20.5)

445 (24.9)

383 (21.5)

387 (21.7)

4 (0.9)

10 (2.3)

26 (5.9)

39 (8.8)

56 (12.6)

309 (69.6)

< 0.01

< 0.01

< 0.01

< 0.01

< 0.01

< 0.01

Multimorbidity

6,036 (61.2)

3,831 (63.3)

2,205 (57.9)

< 0.01

3,875 (50.7)

1,721 (96.5)

440 (99.1)

< 0.01

Polymedicated

1,598 (16.2)

1,101 (18.2)

497 (13.0)

< 0.01

473 (6.2)

774 (43.4)

351 (79.1)

< 0.01

  1. *\(\overline X\) (SD). a p value shows the differences between males and females based on bivariate analysis. b p value shows the differences between risk levels based on bivariate analysis