Table 2 Total number of contacts with general practice in 2008 for patients with ten prevalent chronic diseases grouped by their number of chronic diseases (out of 27 chronic diseases): means and 95% confidence intervals are presented, adjusted for sex, age, and clustering of patients within general practices ¹

Diabetes

4806

14.4 (13.3 15.6)

18.5 (16.9 20.3)

23.3 (20.5 26.5)

26.6 (24.2 29.3)

32.3 (28.8 36.3)

<0.001

Coronary heart disease

3341

11.8 (10.7 13.0)

17.1 (15.4 18.9)

21.8 (19.8 24.1)

25.7 (23.3 28.3)

31.7 (27.7 36.2)

<0.001

Osteoarthritis

3394

10.8 (9.9 11.8)

16.2 (14.9 17.7)

20.7 (19.1 22.6)

23.4 (21.5 25.4)

28.4 (21.5 31.7)

<0.001

COPD

2466

13.6 (12.5 14.9)

17.2 (15.7 18.8)

22.4 (20.1 25.0)

25.3 (23.5 27.3)

32.1 (28.5 36.1)

<0.001

Chronic back- or neck disorder

2703

9.4 (8.7 10.3)

14.7 (13.4 16.2)

19.2 (17.3 21.4)

23.8 (21.3 26.6)

27.9 (24.3 31.9)

<0.001

Cancer

2269

11.5 (10.6 12.4)

16.8 (15.2 18.5)

21.4 (18.6 24.5)

23.1 (19.9 26.9)

32.0 (28.1 36.5)

<0.001

Stroke

1632

12.9 (11.8 14.2)

17.7 (16.1 19.4)

21.8 (19.5 24.4)

25.1 (22.6 28.0)

29.4 (26.4 32.8)

<0.001

Depression

1693

12.7 (11.5 14.0)

17.7 (15.8 19.9)

23.2 (20.2 26.6)

26.8 (24.3 29.5)

32.3 (28.4 36.8)

<0.001

Heart failure

1471

16.7 (14.8 18.8)

22.0 (19.9 24.3)

26.6 (24.3 29.2)

30.0 (27.3 32.9)

36.7 (33.2 40.5)

<0.001

Anxiety disorder

675

12.8 (10.9 15.0)

17.6 (15.2 20.4)

22.1 (19.1 25.5)

25.6 (21.8 30.0)

<0.001