Table 1 Baseline characteristics of adults, aged 18 years and older, with at least one priority chronic condition, by burden of multimorbidity (Ontario, Canada, April 1, 2009)
Number of priority chronic conditions at baseline | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5+ | Total | |
Number of Individualsa | 2844033 (47.7) | 1548197 (26.0) | 812429 (13.6) | 405766 (6.8) | 348089 (5.8) | 5958514 (100) |
Age (in years), mean (SD) | 44.9 (15.8) | 54.5 (16.2) | 62.4 (14.9) | 69.0 (13.5) | 73.6 (11.9) | 53.0 (18.0) |
Age Groups, N (%) | ||||||
<65 years | 2523875 (88.7) | 1124098 (72.6) | 440940 (54.3) | 157162 (38.7) | 78049 (22.4) | 4324124 (72.6) |
≥65 years | 320158 (11.3) | 424099 (27.4) | 371489 (45.7) | 248604 (61.3) | 270040 (77.6) | 1634390 (27.4) |
Female, N (%) | 1477561 (52.0) | 872671 (56.4) | 472030 (58.1) | 234217 (57.7) | 194732 (55.9) | 3251211 (54.6) |
Prevalence of Each Priority Condition, N (%) | ||||||
Osteoarthritis | 785297 (27.6) | 777387 (50.2) | 523568 (64.4) | 289806 (71.4) | 269393 (77.4) | 2645451 (44.4) |
Rheumatoid arthritis | 11447 (0.4) | 30963 (2.0) | 34028 (4.2) | 25879 (6.4) | 32116 (9.3) | 134433 (2.3) |
Cancer | 197688 (7.0) | 226464 (14.6) | 181622 (22.4) | 116682 (28.8) | 122160 (35.1) | 844616 (14.2) |
Arrhythmia | 26284 (0.9) | 44264 (2.7) | 57281 (7.1) | 59136 (14.6) | 116922 (33.6) | 303887 (5.1) |
Dementia | 8695 (0.3) | 20556 (1.3) | 29767 (3.7) | 30878 (7.6) | 58159 (16.7) | 148055 (2.5) |
Mood disorders | 470962 (16.6) | 401028 (25.9) | 233008 (28.7) | 125289 (30.9) | 119660 (34.4) | 1349947 (22.7) |
Osteoporosis | 41424 (1.5) | 72486 (4.7) | 70425 (8.7) | 48836 (12.0) | 52837 (15.2) | 286008 (4.8) |
Renal disease | 5581 (0.2) | 16568 (1.1) | 27301 (3.4) | 29958 (7.4) | 68164 (19.6) | 147572 (2.5) |
Stroke | 5549 (0.2) | 15923 (1.0) | 25059 (3.1) | 26025 (6.4) | 50319 (14.5) | 122875 (2.1) |
Coronary artery disease | 33552 (1.2) | 99472 (6.4) | 147047 (18.1) | 139099 (34.3) | 205730 (59.1) | 624900 (10.5) |
Asthma | 515746 (18.1) | 323609 (20.9) | 190172 (23.4) | 112921 (27.8) | 130775 (37.6) | 1273223 (21.4) |
Congestive heart failure | 2309 (0.1) | 10806 (0.7) | 27568 (3.4) | 44045 (10.9) | 131444 (37.8) | 216172 (3.6) |
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 13215 (0.5) | 33266 (2.2) | 49300 (6.1) | 52272 (12.9) | 108959 (31.3) | 257012 (4.3) |
Hypertension | 573702 (20.2) | 756405 (48.7) | 585695 (72.1) | 346365 (85.4) | 326183 (93.7) | 2588350 (43.4) |
Diabetes mellitus | 152497 (5.4) | 266126 (17.2) | 253328 (31.2) | 173209 (42.7) | 190688 (54.8) | 1035848 (17.4) |
Acute myocardial infarction | 85 (0.0) | 1071 (0.1) | 2118 (0.3) | 2664 (0.7) | 7093 (2.0) | 13031 (0.2) |
Primary Care Practice Model,b N (%) | ||||||
Non-capitated | 1921317 (67.6) | 1020886 (65.9) | 535298 (65.9) | 267574 (65.9) | 231673 (66.6) | 3976748 (66.7) |
Capitated | 442850 (15.6) | 258985 (16.7) | 137301 (16.9) | 68569 (16.9) | 58198 (16.2) | 965903 (16.2) |
Capitated+ | 479866 (16.9) | 268326 (17.3) | 139830 (17.2) | 69623 (17.2) | 58218 (16.7) | 1015863 (17.1) |
Continuity of Carec | ||||||
Mean (SD) | 0.6 (0.3) | 0.7 (0.3) | 0.7 (0.3) | 0.7 (0.3) | 0.6 (0.3) | 0.6 (0.3) |
Median (Q1-Q3) | 0.5 (0.3–0.8) | 0.5 (0.3–0.8) | 0.5 (0.3–0.8) | 0.5 (0.3–0.8) | 0.5 (0.3–0.7) | 0.5 (0.3–0.8) |
High (>0.52), N (%) | 1244438 (43.8) | 802231 (51.8) | 430849 (53.0) | 203662 (50.2) | 147651 (42.4) | 2828831 (47.5) |
Low (<=0.52), N (%) | 1599595 (56.2) | 745966 (48.2) | 381580 (47.0) | 202104 (49.8) | 200438 (57.6) | 3129683 (52.5) |