Participant characteristics by long-term condition group
| Diabetes n=1819 (5.9%) | CVD n=1329 (4.4%) | COPD n=1398 (4.5%) | Musculoskeletal disorders n=7927 (25.0%) | Cancer n=973 (3.0%) | Mental disorders n=1915 (7.8%) | General population (n=29 473) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n %* (CI) | n %* (CI) | n %* (CI) | n %* (CI) | n %* (CI) | n %* (CI) | n %* (CI) | |
| Female sex | 795 | 540 | 680 | 4807 | 501 | 1200 | 15 448 |
| (missing data: n=0, 0.0%) | 45.6 (42.9 to 48.3) | 42.6 (39.5 to 45.7) | 50.7 (47.6 to 53.7) | 61.0 (59.8 to 62.3) | 55.2 (51,6 to 58,8) | 59.5 (56.8 to 62.0) | 50.6 (49.9 to 51.3) |
| Mean age (CI) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| (missing data: n=0, 0.0%) | 63.8 (63.1 to 64.6) | 66.2 (65.2 to 67.1) | 65.8 (64.9 to 66.6) | 62.8 (62.4 to 63.2) | 64.0 (62.9 to 65.0) | 48.3 (47.5 to 49.0) | 52.1 (51.9 to 52.3) |
| Low level of education (1–10 years) | 591 | 473 | 518 | 2192 | 240 | 455 | 5507 |
| (missing data: n=929, 3.2%) | 33.2 (30.8 to 35.8) | 36.1 (33.1 to 39.2) | 37.3 (34.4 to 40.3) | 28.4 (27.2 to 29.6) | 23.5 (20,6 to 26,7) | 23.9 (21.7 to 26.2) | 18.0 (17.4 to 18.5) |
| Living alone | 524 | 424 | 488 | 2196 | 241 | 677 | 6657 |
| (missing data: n=640, 2.2%) | 38.4 (35.6 to 41.2) | 42.6 (39.4 to 45.8) | 45.8 (42.6 to 48.9) | 36.8 (35.5 to 38.1) | 34.3 (30,6 to 38,1) | 46.1 (43.5 to 48.8) | 30.3 (29.6 to 30.9) |
| Non-Danish background | 59 | 87 | 28 | 179 | 13 | 144 | 1073 |
| (missing data: n=0, 0.0%) | 5.2 (3.9 to 6.8) | 4.9 (3.6 to 6.8) | 3.0 (2.0 to 4.5) | 3.5 (3.0 to 4.1) | 1.9 (1,1 to 3,4) | 9.9 (8.4 to 11.8) | 6.4 (6.0 to 6.8) |
| Additional diseases | |||||||
| Diabetes | 230 | 1227 | 735 | 94 | 183 | 1819 | |
| (missing data: n=502, 1.7%) | − | 17.4 (15.1 to 19.9) | 12.5 (10.6 to 14.7) | 9.8 (9.1 to 10.6) | 9.0 (7,1 to 11,3) | 9.3 (7.9 to 11.0) | 5.9 (5.6 to 6.2) |
| CVD | 230 | 193 | 627 | 86 | 140 | 1329 | |
| (missing data: n=502, 1.7%) | 12.8 (11.1 to 14.7) | − | 13.8 (11.8 to 16.0) | 8.5 (7.8 to 9.3) | 8.3 (6,6 to 10,5) | 6.9 (5.8 to 8.4) | 4.4 (4.1 to 4.6) |
| COPD | 171 | 193 | 724 | 94 | 173 | 1398 | |
| (missing data: n=502, 1.7%) | 9.5 (8.1 to 11.2) | 14.3 (12.2 to 16.6) | − | 9.6 (8.9 to 10.5) | 10.1 (8,0 to 12,6) | 9.4 (7.9 to 11.1) | 4.5 (4.3 to 4.8) |
| Musculoskeletal disorders | 735 | 627 | 724 | 396 | 705 | 7927 | |
| (missing data: n=502, 1.7%) | 41.4 (38.8 to 44.1) | 48.7 (45.6 to 51.9) | 53.3 (50.3 to 56.4) | − | 40.6 (37,0 to 44,2) | 34.1 (31.7 to 36.6) | 25.0 (24.4 to 25.6) |
| Cancer | 94 | 86 | 94 | 396 | 68 | 973 | |
| (missing data: n=502, 1.7%) | 4.5 (3.5 to 5.7) | 5.6 (4.4 to 7.2) | 6.6 (5.2 to 8.3) | 4.8 (4.3 to 5.4) | − | 3.3 (2.5 to 4.2) | 3.0 (2.7 to 3.2) |
| Mental disorders | 183 | 140 | 173 | 705 | 68 | 1915 | |
| (missing data: n=502, 1.7%) | 12.3 (10.5 to 14.3) | 12.4 (10 .3 to 14.8) | 16.1 (13.8 to 18.8) | 10.6 (9.8 to 11.5) | 8.6 (6.6 to 11.0) | − | 7.8 (7.4 to 8.2) |
*All percentages are weighted based on register data to represent the population of the Central Denmark Region, 2013.
COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; CVD, cardiovascular disease.