Characteristics of patients with complex multimorbidity by types of primary care facilities
| Characteristic | Total (N=492) | Types of primary care facilities | |
| Clinic (n=312) | Hospital (n=180) | ||
| Gender, n (%) | |||
| Male | 220 (44.7) | 152 (48.7) | 68 (37.8) |
| Female | 258 (52.4) | 152 (48.7) | 106 (58.9) |
| Data missing | 14 (2.8) | 8 (2.6) | 6 (3.3) |
| Age (year), n (%) | |||
| 20–29 | 2 (0.4) | 1 (0.3) | 1 (0.6) |
| 30–39 | 5 (1.0) | 4 (1.3) | 1 (0.5) |
| 40–49 | 8 (1.6) | 6 (1.9) | 2 (1.1) |
| 50–59 | 36 (7.3) | 24 (7.7) | 12 (6.7) |
| 60–69 | 122 (24.8) | 82 (26.3) | 40 (22.2) |
| 70–79 | 208 (42.3) | 140 (44.9) | 68 (37.8) |
| 80 or more | 107 (21.7) | 54 (17.3) | 53 (29.4) |
| Data missing | 4 (0.8) | 1 (0.3) | 3 (1.7) |
| Education, n (%) | |||
| Less than high school | 114 (23.2) | 73 (23.4) | 41 (22.8) |
| High school | 205 (41.7) | 130 (41.7) | 75 (41.7) |
| Junior college | 74 (15.0) | 47 (15.1) | 27 (15.0) |
| More than or equal to college | 88 (17.9) | 56 (17.9) | 32 (17.8) |
| Data missing | 11 (2.2) | 6 (1.9) | 5 (2.8) |
| Annual household income (million JPY), n (%) | |||
| <3.00 (=US$27 000) | 255 (51.8) | 153 (49.0) | 102 (56.7) |
| 3.00–4.99 | 131 (26.6) | 93 (29.8) | 38 (21.1) |
| 5.00–6.99 | 49 (10.0) | 33 (10.6) | 16 (8.9) |
| 7.00–9.99 | 16 (3.3) | 12 (3.8) | 4 (2.2) |
| ≥10.00 | 11 (2.2) | 7 (2.2) | 4 (2.2) |
| Data missing | 30 (6.1) | 14 (4.5) | 16 (8.9) |
| Hospitalisation in past 6 months, n (%) | |||
| Yes | 75 (15.2) | 37 (11.9) | 38 (21.1) |
| No | 412 (83.7) | 272 (87.2) | 140 (77.8) |
| Data missing | 5 (1.0) | 3 (1.0) | 2 (1.1) |
| Experience of visiting specialist, n (%) | |||
| Yes | 358 (72.8) | 228 (73.1) | 130 (72.2) |
| No | 94 (19.1) | 61 (19.6) | 33 (18.3) |
| Data missing | 40 (8.1) | 23 (7.4) | 17 (9.4) |
| Number of chronic conditions, median (IQR) | 3.0 (3.0–4.0) | 3.0 (3.0–4.0) | 3.0 (3.0–4.0) |
| Municipality population size, n (%) | |||
| ≥50 000 | 465 (94.5) | 294 (94.2) | 171 (95.0) |
| <50 000 | 27 (5.5) | 18 (5.8) | 9 (5.0) |
| Number of regular medications, median (IQR) | 5.0 (3.0–7.0) | 4.0 (3.0–6.0) | 6.0 (3.0–8.0) |
| JPCAT-SF, mean (SD) | |||
| First contact | 53.5 (27.4) | 47.2 (27.6) | 64.2 (23.6) |
| Longitudinality | 75.8 (19.4) | 76.4 (18.2) | 74.7 (21.4) |
| Coordination | 67.4 (28.5) | 69.7 (27.9) | 63.2 (29.2) |
| Comprehensiveness (services available) | 62.0 (26.1) | 62.2 (25.4) | 61.6 (27.4) |
| Comprehensiveness (services provided) | 36.5 (31.5) | 39.0 (30.3) | 31.7 (33.4) |
| Community orientation | 67.6 (19.6) | 69.0 (19.6) | 65.2 (19.4) |
| Self-rated health status, n (%) | |||
| Excellent | 5 (1.0) | 3 (1.0) | 2 (1.1) |
| Very good | 55 (11.2) | 42 (13.5) | 13 (7.2) |
| Good | 248 (50.4) | 167 (53.5) | 81 (45.0) |
| Fair | 161 (32.7) | 89 (28.5) | 72 (40.0) |
| Poor | 18 (3.7) | 7 (2.2) | 11 (6.1) |
| Data missing | 5 (1.0) | 4 (1.3) | 1 (0.6) |
JPCAT-SF, Japanese version of Primary Care Assessment Tool Short Form.