Sociodemographic characteristics, clinical characteristics and healthcare utilisation among citizens in the four included Danish municipalities (Hedensted, Horsens, Odder and Skanderborg) in 2012–2018
| N (%) | |
| Sociodemographic characteristics | |
| Age at cohort entry date (1 September 2012) | |
| Median age at cohort entry date, years (IQR) | 41 (25–58) |
| <18* | 24 235 (11) |
| 18–39 | 80 434 (36) |
| 40–64 | 80 288 (36) |
| 65–79 | 28 196 (13) |
| 80+ | 8130 (3.7) |
| Gender | |
| Female | 109 267 (49) |
| Male | 112 016 (51) |
| Municipality (on 1 September 2012) | |
| Hedensted | 39 981 (18) |
| Horsens | 78 758 (36) |
| Odder | 19 493 (8.8) |
| Skanderborg | 49 160 (22) |
| Other (individuals moving to the four municipalities after 1 September 2012) | 33 891 (15) |
| Individuals moving away from the municipalities | 38 967 (18) |
| Marital status | |
| Married or registered partnership | 97 216 (44) |
| Divorced or dissolved partnership | 17 859 (8.1) |
| Widowed or longest living in a registered partnership | 11 077 (5.0) |
| Not married | 77 815 (35) |
| Unknown | 17 316 (7.8) |
| Living alone on cohort entry date† | 72 967(44) |
| Transfer payments | |
| Any kind of transfer payment | 77 410 (35) |
| Unemployment | 19 849 (9.0) |
| Sick leave | 21 873 (9.9) |
| State education grant | 13 021 (5.9) |
| Maternity/paternity leave | 8356 (3.8) |
| Retirement pension | 8266 (3.7) |
| Disability pension | 1047 (0.5) |
| Social security benefits | 6996 (3.2) |
| Deaths during follow-up | 11 470 (5.2) |
| Clinical characteristics | |
| Charlson Comorbidity Index score at the end of the inclusion period | |
| 0 (no comorbidity) | 174 159 (79) |
| 1 (low) | 21 226 (9.6) |
| 2 (medium) | 13 382 (6.0) |
| 3+ (high) | 12 516 (5.7) |
| Citizens with at least one hospital contact (recorded in the electronical health records) | 147 087 (66) |
| Early detection of critical illness, total score‡ | 63 258 (43) |
| Diastolic blood pressure‡ | 102 048 (69) |
| Systolic blood pressure‡ | 102 085 (69) |
| High blood pressure (at least one registration of diastolic >90 mm Hg or systolic >140 mm Hg)‡ | 71 029 (48) |
| Pulse‡ | 100 589 (68) |
| Respiratory rate‡ | 71 904 (49) |
| Oxygen saturation‡ | 81 096 (55) |
| Temperature‡ | 71 000 (48) |
| Smoking status‡ | 70 557 (48) |
| No smoking§ | 32 978 (47) |
| Any smoking§ | 37 579 (53) |
| Current smoker (at last registration)§ | 17 484 (25) |
| Occasional smoker (at last registration)§ | 1216 (1.7) |
| Previous smoker (at last registration)§ | 18 879 (27) |
| Alcohol intake‡ | 58 833 (40) |
| Within recommendations; ≤7 drinks for females, ≤14 drinks for males¶ | 41 320 (70) |
| Above recommendations; >7 drinks for females, >14 drinks for males (any time)¶ | 17 513 (30) |
| Body mass index (at least one registration)‡ | 90 384 (61) |
| <18.5 kg/m2** | 3202 (3.5) |
| 18.5–24.9 kg/m2** | 36 961 (41) |
| 25–29.9 kg/m2** | 30 568 (34) |
| 30–34.9 kg/m2** | 13 068 (14) |
| 35–39.9 kg/m2** | 4451 (4.9) |
| ≥40 kg/m2** | 2134 (2.4) |
| Triage of patients (at least one registration)‡ | 43 431 (30) |
| Immediate resuscitation (red)†† | 1474 (3.4) |
| Very urgent (orange)†† | 9568 (22) |
| Urgent (yellow)†† | 17 516 (40) |
| Standard (green)†† | 14 549 (33) |
| Non-urgent (blue)†† | 324 (0.75) |
| Healthcare utilisation | |
| Any health services from the municipalities | 29 158 (13) |
| Rehabilitation (eg, physiotherapy) | 17 118 (7.7) |
| Practical help (eg, home cleaning) | 11 692 (5.3) |
| Personal care (eg, weekly bath) | 12 419 (5.6) |
| Home visits by a community nurse (eg, injection of medicine) | 16 709 (7.6) |
| Any primary healthcare contact | 212 952 (96) |
| Daytime face-to-face contact with general practitioner | 210 718 (95) |
| Out-of-hours face-to-face contact with general practitioner | 82 684 (37) |
| Blood tests at general practitioner | 157 689 (71) |
| Haemoglobin test at general practitioner | 106 915 (48) |
| Spirometer test at general practitioner | 36 164 (16) |
| Electrocardiograph at general practitioner | 81 034 (37) |
| Talk therapy at general practitioner | 26 869 (12) |
| Urine test at general practitioner | 92 254 (42) |
| Rapid strep test at general practitioner | 46 179 (21) |
| C reactive protein test at general practitioner | 132 728 (60) |
| Other service at general practitioner | 208 597 (94) |
| Chiropractor | 46 345 (21) |
| Dentist | 171 333 (77) |
| Physiotherapist | 66 788 (30) |
| Podiatrist | 7170 (3.2) |
| Psychologist | 17 527 (7.9) |
| Prescription medication | |
| At least one prescription of antibiotics | 126 280 (57) |
| At least one prescription of antidiabetics | 12 577 (5.7) |
| At least one prescription of aspirins | 21 613 (9.8) |
| At least one prescription of blood pressure lowering medication | 53 127 (24) |
| At least one prescription of statins | 33 837 (15) |
| At least one prescription of proton pump inhibitors | 47 845 (22) |
| At least one prescription of systemic glucocorticoids | 25 654 (12) |
| At least one prescription of inhaled corticosteroid therapy | 30 999 (14) |
| At least one prescription of NSAIDs | 80 944 (37) |
| At least one prescription of opioids | 34 893 (16) |
| At least one prescription of antidepressants | 30 491 (14) |
| At least one prescription of antipsychotics | 9767 (4.4) |
| Urgency level among transports in 2017–2018, total no | 42 827 |
| Acute (A)‡‡ | 11 181 (26) |
| Urgent (B)‡‡ | 9637 (23) |
| Scheduled (C)‡‡ | 865 (2.0) |
| Supine transport (D)‡‡ | 23 (0.1) |
| Other service (E)‡‡ | 72 (0.2) |
| Urgency level unknown‡‡ | 21 049(49) |
| Hospital contacts | |
| At least one hospital contact | 147 087 (66) |
| At least one inpatient hospital contact | 73 791 (33) |
| At least one inpatient hospital contact with acute admission | 62 729 (28) |
| At least one outpatient hospital contact | 134 330 (61) |
| At least one emergency room visit | 59 382 (27) |
| Emergency call to the prehospital resulting in assistance by medical car | 5624 (2.5) |
| Emergency call to the prehospital resulting in assistance by helicopter | 110 (0.05) |
| Emergency call to the prehospital resulting in no transportation | 339 (0.15) |
| Potentially preventable admissions among individuals aged 65+ years | 8191(23) |
| In-hospital medication ordering | 2 778 432 |
| In-hospital medication dispensing | 12 240 606 |
| Biological samples | 4 562 264 |
| Laboratory tests in clinical laboratories | 52 607 667 |
Data are given as number (percentage of total population) or (percentage of subpopulation) during the inclusion period (1 September 2012 to 31 December 2018), unless otherwise specified.
*Included from their 18th birthday.
†Among 166 970 individuals living in the municipalities aged 18 years and above.
‡Among 147 087 individuals with at least one hospital contact.
§Among 70 557 individuals with at least one registration of smoking status.
¶Among 58 833 individuals with at least one registration of alcohol intake.
**Last registration among 90 385 individuals with at least one registration of body mass index.
††Last registration among 43 431 individuals with at least one registration of triage.
‡‡Among 42 827 transports in 2017–2018.
NSAID, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory.