Table 1 Characteristics of multimorbidity and health care utilization
Age Group (Years) | Gender | Patients (%) | Average number of chronic conditions per patient in YCG (± SE) | Average number of different prescriptions per patient in YCG (± SE) | Average number of referrals per patient in YCG (± SE) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
<20 | male | 2316 (41.1) | 0.32 ± 0.19 | 2.64 ± 0.21 | 1.57 ± 0.11 |
female | 3324 (58.9) | 0.32 ± 0.18 | 2.56 ± 0.12 | 1.80 ± 0.12 | |
20–29 | male | 1847 (37.9) | 0.41 ± 0.21 | 2.05 ± 0.27 | 1.85 ± 0.13 |
female | 3028 (62.1) | 0.50 ± 0.19 | 2.33 ± 0.15 | 2.38 ± 0.11 | |
30–39 | male | 2110 (38.9) | 0.61 ± 0.21 | 2.43 ± 0.23 | 2.07 ± 0.14 |
female | 3322 (61.1) | 0.69 ± 0.18 | 2.45 ± 0.12 | 2.62 ± 0.09 | |
40–49 | male | 2868 (41.5) | 0.81 ± 0.17 | 2.64 ± 0.19 | 2.35 ± 0.12 |
female | 4051 (58.5) | 0.91 ± 0.15 | 2.77 ± 0.13 | 3.04 ± 0.05 | |
50–59 | male | 2324 (44.3) | 1.13 ± 0.18 | 3.52 ± 0.19 | 2.85 ± 0.11 |
female | 2919 (55.7) | 1.18 ± 0.17 | 3.50 ± 0.15 | 3.64 ± 0.12 | |
60–69 | male | 2279 (44.9) | 1.33 ± 0.19 | 4.45 ± 0.19 | 3.43 ± 0.11 |
female | 2791 (55.1) | 1.43 ± 0.16 | 4.55 ± 0.16 | 3.85 ± 0.09 | |
70–79 | male | 1568 (42.0) | 1.67 ± 0.22 | 5.70 ± 0.31 | 3.75 ± 0.18 |
female | 2161 (58.0) | 1.68 ± 0.19 | 5.67 ± 0.22 | 3.88 ± 0.12 | |
≥80 | male | 737 (25.3) | 1.60 ± 0.43 | 6.51 ± 0.69 | 3.78 ± 0.40 |
female | 2174 (74.7) | 1.53 ± 0.21 | 6.57 ± 0.24 | 3.36 ± 0.15 |