Variable | No. (%)† of patients n = 108 757 | Status 5 yrs after diagnosis | Any admission to long-term care home during 5-yr follow-up | ||
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No. (%)†patients alive n = 48 792 | No. (%)†patients dead n = 59 965 | No. (%)†patients in the community n = 56 126 | No. (%)† patients admitted to long-term care home n = 52 631 | ||
Age, yr | |||||
Mean ± SD | 82.0 ± 7.1 | 79.8 ± 6.8 | 83.9 ± 6.8 | 81.3 ± 7.3 | 82.8 ± 6.8 |
Median (IQR) | 83 (77–87) | 80 (75–85) | 84 (80–89) | 82 (76–86) | 83 (78–88) |
65–69 | 5940 (5.5) | 4088 (8.4) | 1852 (3.1) | 3835 (6.8) | 2105 (4.0) |
70–74 | 11 069 (10.2) | 7029 (14.4) | 4040 (6.7) | 6592 (11.7) | 4477 (8.5) |
75–79 | 20 457 (18.8) | 11 513 (23.6) | 8944 (14.9) | 11 301 (20.1) | 9156 (17.4) |
80–84 | 28 994 (26.7) | 13 410 (27.5) | 15 584 (26.0) | 14 631 (26.1) | 14 363 (27.3) |
85–89 | 26 825 (24.7) | 9562 (19.6) | 17 263 (28.8) | 12 659 (22.6) | 14 166 (26.9) |
≥ 90 | 15 472 (14.2) | 3190 (6.5) | 12 282 (20.5) | 7108 (12.7) | 8364 (15.9) |
Sex, male | 43 662 (40.1) | 16 898 (34.6) | 26 764 (44.6) | 24 665 (43.9) | 18 997 (36.1) |
Income quintile | |||||
Q1 (lowest) | 22 790 (21.0) | 9990 (20.5) | 12 800 (21.3) | 10 834 (19.3) | 11 956 (22.7) |
Q2 | 22 725 (20.9) | 10 171 (20.8) | 12 554 (20.9) | 11 791 (21.0) | 10 934 (20.8) |
Q3 | 21 504 (19.8) | 9566 (19.6) | 11 938 (19.9) | 10 964 (19.5) | 10 540 (20.0) |
Q4 | 21 015 (19.3) | 9512 (19.5) | 11 503 (19.2) | 11 119 (19.8) | 9896 (18.8) |
Q5 (highest) | 20 723 (19.1) | 9553 (19.6) | 11 170 (18.6) | 11 418 (20.3) | 9305 (17.7) |
Residential setting | |||||
Urban | 94 688 (87.1) | 42 891 (87.9) | 51 797 (86.4) | 49 869 (88.9) | 44 819 (85.2) |
Primary care model | |||||
Capitation | 52 691 (48.4) | 23 333 (47.8) | 29 358 (49.0) | 26 512 (47.2) | 26 179 (49.7) |
Fee-for-service | 34 623 (31.8) | 16 430 (33.7) | 18 193 (30.3) | 18 836 (33.6) | 15 787 (30.0) |
Other | 2405 (2.2) | 1033 (2.1) | 1372 (2.3) | 1061 (1.9) | 1344 (2.6) |
Non-rostered | 19 038 (17.5) | 7996 (16.4) | 11 042 (18.4) | 9717 (17.3) | 9321 (17.7) |
No. of chronic conditions‡ | |||||
0–1 | 10 927 (10.0) | 5815 (11.9) | 5112 (8.5) | 5200 (9.3) | 5727 (10.9) |
2–4 | 58 948 (54.2) | 29 050 (59.5) | 29 898 (49.9) | 29 746 (53.0) | 29 202 (55.5) |
≥ 5 | 38 882 (35.8) | 13 927 (28.5) | 24 955 (41.6) | 21 180 (37.7) | 17 702 (33.6) |
Specified chronic conditions | |||||
Cancer | 22 499 (20.7) | 8909 (18.3) | 13 590 (22.7) | 13 002 (23.2) | 9497 (18.0) |
Congestive heart failure | 21 024 (19.3) | 5433 (11.1) | 15 591 (26.0) | 11 538 (20.6) | 9486 (18.0) |
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 16 060 (14.8) | 4922 (10.1) | 11 138 (18.6) | 8758 (15.6) | 7302 (13.9) |
Coronary heart disease | 42 312 (38.9) | 16 327 (33.5) | 25 985 (43.3) | 22 482 (40.1) | 19 830 (37.7) |
Diabetes mellitus | 35 140 (32.3) | 14 601 (29.9) | 20 539 (34.3) | 18 770 (33.4) | 16 370 (31.1) |
Renal failure | 12 775 (11.7) | 3624 (7.4) | 9151 (15.3) | 7169 (12.8) | 5606 (10.7) |
Stroke | 15 321 (14.1) | 5462 (11.2) | 9859 (16.4) | 7842 (14.0) | 7479 (14.2) |
Any organ failure§ | 37 394 (34.4) | 11 434 (23.4) | 25 960 (43.3) | 20 172 (35.9) | 17 222 (32.7) |
Note: IQR = interquartile range, Q1–Q5 = neighbourhood income quintile 1 (lowest) to 5 (highest), SD = standard deviation.
↵* All results between those who are alive and dead, and between those who are in the community and in long-term care homes, were significant at p < 0.001, with the exception for those with stroke in the community versus long-term care home (p = 0.259).
↵† Unless otherwise specified.
↵‡ Sum of the following 17 conditions for each individual: acute myocardial infarction, arrhythmia, asthma, cancer, congestive heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, coronary artery disease, mental health conditions, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, inflammatory bowel disease, mood disorder, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, renal failure, rheumatoid arthritis and stroke.
↵§ “Any organ failure” combines congestive heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and renal failure.