Table 1 Sociodemographic and functional characteristics of the chronic patients in the study
Chronic patients n (%) | Total 9,866 (100) | Diabetic 1,063 (10.8) | 95% CI | Nondiabetic 8,803 (89.2) | 95% CI | p- value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Female | 6,056 (61.4) | 546 (51.4) | 48.3–54.3 | 5,510 (62.6) | 61.5–63.6 | < 0.01 |
Age* | 55.7 (20.8) | 70.0 (14.8) | 69.1–70.9 | 54.0 (20.7) | 53.6–54.4 | < 0.01 |
≤ 75 years old > 75 years old | 7,896 (80) 1,970 (20) | 624 (58.7) 439 (41.3) | 55.7–61.7 38.3–44.2 | 7,272 (82.6) 1,531 (17.4) | 81.8–83.4 16.6–18.2 | < 0.01 |
Origin Spain Europe Rest of the World | 8,078 (81.9) 367 (3.7) 1,421 (14.4) | 888 (83.5) 34 (3.2) 141 (13.3) | 81.3–85.8 2.1–4.3 13.8–15.8 | 7,190 (81.7) 333 (3.8) 1,280 (14.5) | 80.8–82.5 3.4–4.2 13.8–15.3 | 0.3 |
Immobilised | 300 (3.0) | 95 (8.9) | 7.2–10.6 | 205 (2.3) | 2.0–2.6 | < 0.01 |
Primary caregiver | 229 (2.3) | 74 (7.0) | 5.4–8.4 | 155 (1.8) | 1.5–2.0 | < 0.01 |
Institutionalised in a nursing/ retirement home | 161 (1.6) | 32 (3.0) | 2.0–4.0 | 129 (1.5) | 1.2–1.7 | < 0.01 |
Home support | 80 (0.8) | 28 (2.6) | 1.7–3.6 | 52 (0.6) | 0.4–0.7 | < 0.01 |
Palliative care | 44 (0.4) | 18 (1.7) | 0.9–2.4 | 26 (0.3) | 0.1–0.4 | < 0.01 |