Table 2.

Associations between comorbidities and method of payment group

Variables	Government	Private	Charity	P- value
Charlson Comorbidity Index (Weighted No., %)
0	960108 (93%)	2660033 (97%)	145060 (90%)
1	50421 (5%)	77622 (2.8%)	4089 (2.5%)
2	19150 (1.9%)	14706 (0.5%)	12360 (7.5%)
3	1080 (<1%)	0	0
4	1627 (<1%)	0	0
Charlson Comorbidity Index Diagnostic Groups (Weighted No., %)
Congestive Heart Failure	3362 (0.3%)	0	0
Diabetes, No Complications	32771 (3%)	38761 (1.4%)	684 (0.4%)	0.002
Diabetes, with Complications	5041 (0.5%)	3764 (0.1%)	0
COPD	11257 (1.1%)	26260 (1%)	2110 (1.3%)	0.9
Cerebrovascular Disease	1689 (0.2%)	826 (0.03%)	0
Rheumatoid and Connective Tissue Disease	8352 (0.8%)	8935 (0.3%)	0

^*Moderate-Severe Liver Disease, Dementia = 0 events

Abbreviations: COPD = Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease