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Trends in prevalence of chronic disease and multimorbidity in Ontario, Canada
Mitch Steffler, Yin Li, Sharada Weir, Shaun Shaikh, Farshad Murtada, James G. Wright and Jasmin Kantarevic
CMAJ February 22, 2021 193 (8) E270-E277; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.201473
Mitch Steffler
Economics, Policy & Research Department (Steffler, Li, Weir, Shaikh, Murtada, Wright, Kantarevic), Ontario Medical Association; Canadian Centre for Health Economics (Steffler, Weir, Kantarevic), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; University of Western Ontario (Murtada), London, Ont.; Departments of Surgery and Public Health Sciences (Wright), and Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Wright, Kantarevic), and Deparment of Economics (Kantarevic), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Institute of Labour Economics (Kantarevic), Deutsche Post Foundation, Bonn, Germany
MAYin Li
Economics, Policy & Research Department (Steffler, Li, Weir, Shaikh, Murtada, Wright, Kantarevic), Ontario Medical Association; Canadian Centre for Health Economics (Steffler, Weir, Kantarevic), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; University of Western Ontario (Murtada), London, Ont.; Departments of Surgery and Public Health Sciences (Wright), and Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Wright, Kantarevic), and Deparment of Economics (Kantarevic), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Institute of Labour Economics (Kantarevic), Deutsche Post Foundation, Bonn, Germany
PhDSharada Weir
Economics, Policy & Research Department (Steffler, Li, Weir, Shaikh, Murtada, Wright, Kantarevic), Ontario Medical Association; Canadian Centre for Health Economics (Steffler, Weir, Kantarevic), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; University of Western Ontario (Murtada), London, Ont.; Departments of Surgery and Public Health Sciences (Wright), and Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Wright, Kantarevic), and Deparment of Economics (Kantarevic), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Institute of Labour Economics (Kantarevic), Deutsche Post Foundation, Bonn, Germany
DPhilShaun Shaikh
Economics, Policy & Research Department (Steffler, Li, Weir, Shaikh, Murtada, Wright, Kantarevic), Ontario Medical Association; Canadian Centre for Health Economics (Steffler, Weir, Kantarevic), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; University of Western Ontario (Murtada), London, Ont.; Departments of Surgery and Public Health Sciences (Wright), and Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Wright, Kantarevic), and Deparment of Economics (Kantarevic), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Institute of Labour Economics (Kantarevic), Deutsche Post Foundation, Bonn, Germany
MAFarshad Murtada
Economics, Policy & Research Department (Steffler, Li, Weir, Shaikh, Murtada, Wright, Kantarevic), Ontario Medical Association; Canadian Centre for Health Economics (Steffler, Weir, Kantarevic), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; University of Western Ontario (Murtada), London, Ont.; Departments of Surgery and Public Health Sciences (Wright), and Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Wright, Kantarevic), and Deparment of Economics (Kantarevic), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Institute of Labour Economics (Kantarevic), Deutsche Post Foundation, Bonn, Germany
James G. Wright
Economics, Policy & Research Department (Steffler, Li, Weir, Shaikh, Murtada, Wright, Kantarevic), Ontario Medical Association; Canadian Centre for Health Economics (Steffler, Weir, Kantarevic), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; University of Western Ontario (Murtada), London, Ont.; Departments of Surgery and Public Health Sciences (Wright), and Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Wright, Kantarevic), and Deparment of Economics (Kantarevic), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Institute of Labour Economics (Kantarevic), Deutsche Post Foundation, Bonn, Germany
MD MPHJasmin Kantarevic
Economics, Policy & Research Department (Steffler, Li, Weir, Shaikh, Murtada, Wright, Kantarevic), Ontario Medical Association; Canadian Centre for Health Economics (Steffler, Weir, Kantarevic), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; University of Western Ontario (Murtada), London, Ont.; Departments of Surgery and Public Health Sciences (Wright), and Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Wright, Kantarevic), and Deparment of Economics (Kantarevic), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Institute of Labour Economics (Kantarevic), Deutsche Post Foundation, Bonn, Germany
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Online appendices
- Appendix 1: Description of study exclusion criteria
- Appendix 2: Additional information on health conditions
- Appendix 3: Overview of CIHI's Population Grouping Methodology
- Appendix 4: Statistical significance testing
- Appendix 5: Number of patients with one or more of 85 chronic conditions in Ontario
- Appendix 6: Change in standardized prevalence of 85 chronic conditions
- Appendix 7: Sensitivity analysis using 11 commonly studied chronic conditions
- Appendix 8: Comparing 2-year and 5-year lookbacks for prevalence of chronic conditions and multimorbidity
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Mitch Steffler, Yin Li, Sharada Weir, Shaun Shaikh, Farshad Murtada, James G. Wright, Jasmin Kantarevic
CMAJ Feb 2021, 193 (8) E270-E277; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.201473
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