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Multiple long-term conditions within households and use of health and social care: a retrospective cohort study

Mai Stafford, Sarah R Deeny, Kathryn Dreyer and Jenny Shand
BJGP Open 2021; 5 (2): BJGPO.2020.0134. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2020.0134
Mai Stafford
1 The Health Foundation, London, UK
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Sarah R Deeny
1 The Health Foundation, London, UK
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Kathryn Dreyer
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Jenny Shand
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3 Institute of Epidemiology & Health Care, University College London, London, UK
4 Care City, Barking, UK
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    Figure 1. Cost of care by household multimorbidity status. B & D = Barking and Dagenham. CPRD = Clinical Practice Research Datalink. ED = emergency department. MLTCs = multiple long-term conditions.

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    Table 1. Barking and Dagenham and Clinical Practice Research Datalink sample characteristics
    MLTCs/healthy co-residentBoth MLTCsHealthy/MLTCs co-residentBoth healthyAll participants
    n row % n row % n row % n row % n col %
    B & D sample 204922.2188420.4324035.1204922.29222100.0
    Age , years
    50–5933714.42058.8124053.155423.7233625.3
    60–6962020.956619.1112437.965522.1296532.2
    70–7964426.066326.859524.057523.2247726.9
    ≥8044831.045031.228119.526518.4144416.7
    Sex
    Male104422.792820.1164035.699721.6460950.0
    Female100521.895620.7160034.7105222.8461350.0
    IMD quintile
    1 (least deprived)0000000000
    20000000000
    319221.716318.433938.319221.78869.6
    476822.561718.1126337.077022.5341837.1
    5 (most deprived)108922.1110422.4163833.3108722.1491853.3
    Carer code
    Present13431.215836.88118.95613.14294.7
    Not present191521.8172619.6315935.9199322.7879395.3
    CPRD sample 210720.0294027.9337432.0210720.010 528100.0
    Age , years
    50–5953015.837211.1177052.768720.5335931.9
    60–6979121.491524.7117931.881722.1370235.2
    70–7956822.7108143.337715.147118.9249723.7
    ≥8021822.557259.0484.913213.69709.2
    Sex
    Male117122.3146427.8169732.392817.6526050.0
    Female93617.8147628.0167731.8117922.4526850.0
    IMD quintile
    1 (least deprived)72820.087124.0130635.972920.1363434.5
    249119.867427.182533.249620.0258624.6
    342620.259828.366231.442520.1211120.1
    430219.951033.641027.029619.5151814.4
    5 (most deprived)16020.528736.817122.016120.77797.4
    Carer code
    Present4812.419752.74812.48121.73743.6
    Not present205920.3274327.0332632.8202620.01015496.4
    • B & D = Barking and Dagenham. CPRD = Clinical Practice Research Datalink. IMD = Index of Multiple Deprivation. MLTCs = multiple long-term conditions.

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    Table 2. Two-part models for health and social care activity: Barking and Dagenham sample of n = 9222 people aged ≥50 years in two-person households
    OR for any activity95% LL95%ULExp gamma coefficient (in the subset with any activity)95% LL95% ULAdjusted means across both parts95% LL95% UL
    Number of primary care visits
    MLTCs/healthyReferenceReference7.97.78.2
    Both MLTCs0.440.171.111.081.031.128.58.28.8
    Both healthy0.120.060.270.620.600.654.84.74.9
    Healthy/MLTCs0.130.060.300.660.640.695.15.05.3
    Primary care costs
    MLTCs/healthyReferenceReference£198£192£205
    Both MLTCs0.440.171.111.081.031.13£213£205£220
    Both healthy0.120.060.270.640.620.67£124£121£128
    Healthy/MLTCs0.130.060.300.690.660.72£134£130£138
    Outpatient costs
    MLTCs/healthyReferenceReference£312£294£330
    Both MLTCs1.030.891.190.930.861.00£293£275£311
    Both healthy0.500.440.560.710.660.76£172£162£182
    Healthy/MLTCs0.510.450.580.730.680.79£181£168£193
    Cost of non-elective admissions
    MLTCs/healthyReferenceReference£609£532£686
    Both MLTCs1.010.871.170.990.851.14£606£527£684
    Both healthy0.450.390.530.760.640.90£247£205£288
    Healthy/MLTCs0.420.350.500.630.530.76£192£154£230
    Cost of elective admissions
    MLTCs/healthyReferenceReference£443£396£491
    Both MLTCs1.050.921.201.000.881.14£459£409£509
    Both healthy0.570.510.650.910.801.03£273£244£303
    Healthy/MLTCs0.640.560.730.860.750.98£281£245£316
    ED costs
    MLTCs/healthyReferenceReference£84£76£92
    Both MLTCs1.080.951.231.040.931.16£91£82£99
    Both healthy0.530.470.600.760.670.85£43£38£47
    Healthy/MLTCs0.520.450.590.780.680.88£43£38£48
    Total hospital costs (outpatient + admissions + ED )
    MLTCs/healthyReferenceReference£1454£1338£1570
    Both MLTCs1.060.911.240.990.891.11£1458£1338£1578
    Both healthy0.490.430.560.620.560.69£743£685£800
    Healthy/MLTCs0.470.410.540.590.530.67£701£636£766
    Number of days in hospital
    MLTCs/healthyReferenceReference1.581.331.83
    Both MLTCs0.970.841.120.980.801.201.531.281.77
    Both healthy0.430.370.500.800.631.000.650.510.78
    Healthy/MLTCs0.420.350.500.670.520.870.540.410.67
    Community care costs
    MLTCs/healthyReferenceReference£428£358£498
    Both MLTCs1.141.001.301.200.971.49£559£468£650
    Both healthy0.370.320.430.690.540.89£141£111£171
    Healthy/MLTCs0.360.310.420.510.390.68£103£77£128
    Mental health costs
    MLTCs/healthyReferenceReference£318£155£482
    Both MLTCs1.240.991.541.410.732.71£543£281£795
    Both healthy0.370.280.501.010.432.40£127£31£224
    Healthy/MLTCs0.400.300.540.760.301.92£103£19£186
    Social care costs
    MLTCs/healthyReferenceReference£439£320£559
    Both MLTCs1.240.961.590.860.661.13£461£347£575
    Both healthy0.290.200.430.580.380.88£80£42£118
    Healthy/MLTCs0.270.180.410.510.320.81£64£28£99
    • ED = emergency department. Exp = exponentiated. LL= lower limit. MLTCs = multiple long-term conditions. OR = odds ratio. UL = upper limit.

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    Table 3. Two-part models for healthcare activity: Clinical Practice Research Datalink sample of n = 10 528 people aged ≥50 years in two-person households
    OR for any activity95 %LL95 %ULExp gamma coefficient (in the subset with any activity)95 %LL95 %ULAdjusted means across both parts95 %LL95 %UL
    Number of primary care visits
    MLTCs/healthyReferenceReference9.69.29.9
    Both MLTCs1.310.672.561.091.031.1510.510.110.8
    Both healthy0.090.060.140.490.470.524.34.24.5
    Healthy/MLTCs0.120.080.190.560.530.595.04.85.2
    Primary care costs
    MLTCs/healthyReferenceReference£247£237£258
    Both MLTCs1.310.672.561.131.071.19£280£269£290
    Both healthy0.090.060.140.520.490.55£117£112£123
    Healthy/MLTCs0.120.080.190.550.520.59£128£122£134
    Outpatient costs
    MLTCs/healthyReferenceReference£483£443£523
    Both MLTCs1.090.951.251.010.921.11£498£468£528
    Both healthy0.350.310.390.690.600.79£222£194£250
    Healthy/MLTCs0.410.370.470.680.580.79£239£207£271
    Cost of non-elective admissions
    MLTCs/healthyReferenceReference£294£244£345
    Both MLTCs1.191.021.391.040.871.24£351£302£401
    Both healthy0.400.330.490.840.661.08£111£84£139
    Healthy/MLTCs0.470.380.570.850.681.05£128£99£157
    Cost of elective admissions
    MLTCs/healthyReferenceReference£599£525£673
    Both MLTCs1.161.031.310.890.790.99£587£528£645
    Both healthy0.500.430.570.720.630.82£255£218£292
    Healthy/MLTCs0.540.470.620.700.620.79£266£224£307
    ED costs
    MLTCs/healthyReferenceReference£69£62£76
    Both MLTCs1.110.981.261.110.991.25£82£74£89
    Both healthy0.530.470.610.760.670.87£33£29£37
    Healthy/MLTCs0.560.490.640.730.650.81£33£29£36
    Total hospital costs (outpatient + admissions + ED )
    MLTCs/healthyReferenceReference£1445£1314£1576
    Both MLTCs1.100.941.291.030.931.15£1525£1418£1630
    Both healthy0.330.290.380.620.540.71£631£558£703
    Healthy/MLTCs0.380.340.440.450.390.52£664£589£739
    Number of days in hospital
    MLTCs/healthyReferenceReference0.910.721.11
    Both MLTCs1.080.941.240.890.701.120.860.730.99
    Both healthy0.360.300.430.830.611.120.310.230.40
    Healthy/MLTCs0.420.350.510.660.500.860.290.220.36
    • ED = emergency department. Exp = exponentiated. LL = lower limit. MLTC = multiple long-term conditions. OR = odds ratio. UL = upper limit.

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