Table 1 Baseline characteristics
From: Multimorbidity and healthcare resource utilization in Switzerland: a multicentre cohort study
Characteristics | Multimorbid population (n = 33,871) |
|---|---|
Age, years, median (IQR) | 68 (56–78) |
Men, n (%) | 19,170 (56.6) |
Length of stay, days, median (IQR) | 8 (4–14) |
Potentially avoidable readmission, n (%) | 1948 (5.8) |
Number of admissions in the past year, median (IQR) | 0 (0–2) |
Description of multimorbidity | |
Number of acute and chronic diseases, median (IQR) | 7 (5–10) |
Number of chronic diseases, median (IQR) | 4 (3–6) |
Deyo-Charlson Comorbidity Index, median (IQR)a | 2 (1–3) |
Elixhauser-Van Walraven Comorbidity Index, median (IQR)b | 7 (2–12) |
Most frequent comorbidities (prevalence > 10%) | |
Chronic heart disease, n (%) | 15,717 (46.4) |
Chronic kidney disease, n (%) | 5174 (15.3) |
Solid malignancy, n (%) | 4964 (14,7) |
Substance-related disorders, n (%) | 4153 (12.3) |