Evolution of Experience of Care of Patients with and without Chronic Diseases following a Québec Primary Healthcare Reform

Table 3

Percentage of users having a chronic disease associated with multiple morbidities, 2003–2005 and 2008–2010.

	Cardiac			Respiratory			Musculoskeletal			Cardiometabolic			Other chronic diseases
	2003–2005	2008–2010		2003–2005	2008–2010		2003–2005	2008–2010		2003–2005	2008–2010		2003–2005	2008–2010
	()	()		()	()		()	()		()	()		()	()
	%	%		%	%		%	%		%	%		%	%
Cardiac	—	—	—	13.3	14.2	0.566	13.9	15.8	0.139	19.7	20.3	0.672	15.7	13.5	0.061
Respiratory	26.1	23.0	0.237	—	—	—	20.9	20.6	0.867	15.3	16.3	0.407	20.9	18.2	0.038
Musculoskeletal	44.0	43.7	0.917	33.5	35.1	0.452	—	—	—	41.9	39.9	0.208	37.1	34.6	0.122
Cardiometabolic	63.5	72.1	0.004	25.1	35.6	<0.001	42.9	51.2	<0.001	—	—	—	34.7	38.8	0.011
Other chronic diseases	66.0	37.2	<0.001	44.7	30.9	<0.001	49.4	34.5	<0.001	45.2	30.1	<0.001	—	—	—

Difference of proportions test.