Table 2.
Baseline characteristics of the EFFICHRONIC study population according to the number of reported chronic conditions.
| No chronic disease (n = 49) | 1–2 chronic diseases (n = 166) | ⩾ 3 chronic diseases (n = 55) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, mean (SD) | 55.02 (14.36) | 61.98 (12.90)* | 65.45 (13.00)* | <0.001 |
| Age > 65y, n (%) | 11 (22.9) | 68 (41.0) | 25 (45.5) | 0.040 |
| Female, n (%) | 35 (71.4) | 134 (81.2) | 42 (76.4) | 0.314 |
| BMI, mean (SD) | 24.11 (4.98) | 25.84 (4.83) | 26.60 (4.67)* | 0.026 |
| Independency in ADL, n (%) | 45 (91.8) | 136 (81.9) | 42 (76.4) | 0.108 |
| Independency in mobility, n (%) | 41 (83.7) | 141 (84.9) | 44 (80.0) | 0.691 |
| Independency in IADL, n (%) | 38 (77.6) | 127 (76.5) | 32 (58.2)* † | 0.022 |
| TYM, mean (SD) | 45.59 (6.21) | 45.69 (3.91) | 45.84 (3.33) | 0.957 |
| MNA-SF, mean (SD) | 11.06 (2.33) | 11.37 (2.42) | 10.53 (2.45) | 0.081 |
| Medications, median (IQR) | 0 (0) | 2 (2)* | 5 (3)* † | <0.001 |
| SFES, mean (SD) | 8.75 (3.24) | 8.18 (2.84) | 8.82 (2.68) | 0.243 |
| SELFY-MPI mean (SD) | 0.09 (0.11) | 0.15 (0.09)* | 0.28 (0.13)* † | <0.001 |
ADL, activities of daily living; BMI, body mass index; EFFICHRONIC, Enhancing health systems sustainability by providing cost-efficiency data based interventions for chronic management in stratified population based on clinical and socio-economic determinants of health; IADL, Instrumental Activities of daily Living; IQR, interquartile range; MNA-SF, Mini Nutritional Assessment Short Form; SD, standard deviation; SELFY-MPI, Self-administered Multidimensional Prognostic Index; SFES, Social-Familial Evaluation Scale; TYM, Test Your Memory.
<0.05 vs “no chronic disease” group after Bonferroni correction.
<0.05 vs “1–2 chronic diseases” group after Bonferroni correction.