Table 2.
Features of comorbidities investigated in relation to whether a user was seeking treatment. All features were binary.
| Comorbidities | Managed at home (N=10,636), n (%) | Admitted into hospital setting (N=558), n (%) | |
| Has diabetes | |||
|
|
1 | 370 (3.6) | 48 (9.0) |
|
|
N/Aa | 26 (0.2) | 1 (0.2) |
| Has heart disease | |||
|
|
1 | 209 (2.0) | 40 (7.5) |
|
|
N/A | 26 (0.2) | 1 (0.2) |
| Has lung disease | |||
|
|
1 | 1446 (13.9) | 122 (22.8) |
|
|
N/A | 26 (0.2) | 1 (0.2) |
| Is a smoker | |||
|
|
1 | 294 (2.8) | 21 (3.9) |
|
|
NA | 5241 (50.3) | 265 (49.5) |
| Undergoing chemotherapy | |||
|
|
1 | 29 (0.3) | 12 (2.2) |
|
|
N/A | 5184 (49.8) | 244 (45.6) |
| Has kidney disease | |||
|
|
1 | 91 (0.9) | 19 (3.6) |
|
|
N/A | 26 (0.2) | 1 (0.2) |
| Housebound | |||
|
|
1 | 538 (5.2) | 102 (19.1) |
|
|
N/A | 19 (0.2) | 0 (0.0) |
| Uses a mobility aid | |||
|
|
1 | 183 (1.8) | 77 (14.4) |
|
|
N/A | 19 (0.2) | 0 (0.0) |
| Limited activity | |||
|
|
1 | 886 (8.5) | 137 (25.6) |
|
|
N/A | 26 (0.2) | 1 (0.2) |
aN/A: data not available or missing.