Table 3.
Differences in unmet need by sociodemographic and health characteristics of patients with multiple long-term conditions (n=108 786)
| Variable | Category | Needs met in last GP appointment | Feeling fully supported by local services | Frequency n |
| Adjusted ORs | ||||
| Activities of daily living | No, not at all | Ref | Ref | 26 243 |
| Activities of daily living | Yes, a lot | 0.53* (0.51, 0.56) | 0.26* (0.24, 0.28) | 35 836 |
| Activities of daily living | Yes, a little | 0.56* (0.54, 0.58) | 0.36* (0.34, 0.38) | 46 707 |
| Frailty (isolation) | No | Ref | Ref | 95 538 |
| Frailty (isolation) | Yes | 0.51* (0.49, 0.53) | 0.42* (0.40, 0.45) | 13 248 |
| Frailty (mobility) | No | Ref | Ref | 66 931 |
| Frailty (mobility) | Yes | 0.85* (0.83, 0.88) | 0.76* (0.73, 0.80) | 41 855 |
| Frailty (falls) | No | Ref | Ref | 101 697 |
| Frailty (falls) | Yes | 0.85* (0.81, 0.90) | 1.02 (0.95, 1.09) | 7089 |
| Age band | 45–54 | Ref | Ref | 12 584 |
| Age band | 16–24 | 0.66* (0.59, 0.74) | 0.58* (0.45, 0.75) | 1470 |
| Age band | 25–34 | 0.87* (0.79, 0.95) | 0.77* (0.64, 0.93) | 2481 |
| Age band | 35–44 | 0.90* (0.84, 0.97) | 0.92 (0.81, 1.05) | 4872 |
| Age band | 55–64 | 1.08* (1.03, 1.13) | 1.15* (1.07, 1.25) | 24 106 |
| Age band | 65–74 | 1.17* (1.11, 1.22) | 1.43* (1.33, 1.55) | 32 702 |
| Age band | 75–84 | 1.23* (1.17, 1.30) | 1.55* (1.43, 1.68) | 22 022 |
| Age band | 85 or over | 1.35* (1.27, 1.44) | 1.65* (1.51, 1.81) | 8549 |
| Ethnicity | White | Ref | Ref | 102 777 |
| Ethnicity | Asian | 0.59* (0.55, 0.64) | 0.52* (0.46, 0.59) | 3267 |
| Ethnicity | Black | 0.77* (0.68, 0.86) | 0.54* (0.45, 0.66) | 1341 |
| Ethnicity | Mixed | 0.88 (0.75, 1.04) | 1.05 (0.81, 1.36) | 638 |
| Ethnicity | Other | 0.71* (0.61, 0.82) | 0.65* (0.52, 0.81) | 763 |
| Deprivation quintile | 5 (Least deprived) | Ref | Ref | 19 201 |
| Deprivation quintile | 1 (Most deprived) | 0.94* (0.90, 0.98) | 0.89* (0.84, 0.95) | 23 601 |
| Deprivation quintile | 2 | 0.95* (0.91, 0.99) | 0.92* (0.87, 0.98) | 21 209 |
| Deprivation quintile | 3 | 1.02 (0.97, 1.06) | 0.95 (0.89, 1.01) | 22 565 |
| Deprivation quintile | 4 | 1.01 (0.97, 1.06) | 1.01 (0.95, 1.08) | 22 210 |
| Employment status | Employed | Ref | Ref | 26 077 |
| Employment status | Not in employment | 1.36* (1.31, 1.41) | 1.14* (1.07, 1.21) | 82 709 |
| Gender | Male | Ref | Ref | 52 630 |
| Gender | Female | 0.97* (0.94, 0.99) | 0.86* (0.83, 0.89) | 56 156 |
| Practice size | 1 (Smallest) | Ref | Ref | 5174 |
| Practice size | 2 | 0.95 (0.87, 1.02) | 0.92 (0.84, 1.01) | 23 955 |
| Practice size | 3 | 0.89* (0.82, 0.96) | 0.87* (0.79, 0.95) | 25 680 |
| Practice size | 4 | 0.85* (0.78, 0.92) | 0.78* (0.71, 0.86) | 20 941 |
| Practice size | 5 | 0.81* (0.75, 0.88) | 0.80* (0.72, 0.88) | 16 289 |
| Practice size | 6 | 0.78* (0.72, 0.85) | 0.74* (0.67, 0.82) | 14 102 |
| Practice size | 7 (Largest) | 0.71* (0.63, 0.80) | 0.69* (0.60, 0.81) | 2645 |
GP, general practice.