Summary
This is the first report of a projected series regarding the comorbidity of cardiovascular disease (CVD), diabetes and chronic kidney disease (CKD) in Australia. Comorbidity refers to any two or more of these diseases that occur in one person at the same time. The questions to be answered in this report include:
- How many Australians have comorbidity of CVD, diabetes and CKD?
- What is the proportion of hospitalisations with these comorbidities?
- How much do these comorbidities contribute to deaths?
- What is the magnitude of comorbidity in the context of each individual disease?
- Are there differences in the distribution of these comorbidities among age groups and sexes?
Preliminary material: Acknowledgments; Abbreviations
1. Introduction
- What are cardiovascular disease, diabetes and chronic kidney disease?
- What is comorbidity and how does it happen?
- Consequences of comorbidity
- Implications for disease prevention, management and health policy
- Purpose, scope and structure of this report
2. Prevalence
- Comorbidity of CVD and diabetes in the non-institutionalised population
- Comorbidity of CVD and diabetes in the institutionalised population
3. Hospitalisations
- Hospitalisations with comorbidity of CVD, diabetes and CKD (excluding regular dialysis)
- Hospitalisations for regular dialysis
4. Deaths
- Deaths with comorbidity of CVD, diabetes and CKD
- Comorbidity in the context of each disease
5. Discussion
- Extent of comorbidity
- Comorbidity in different age groups, and its impact on health services and health policy
- Differences between sexes
- Comorbidity in the context of each individual disease
- Comparison of comorbidity estimates from various data sources
- Data issues
- Conclusion
Appendixes:
Appendix 1: Statistical methods
Appendix 2: Classification of CVD, diabetes and CKD
Appendix 3: Codes used in this report
Appendix 4: Detailed statistical tables
End matter: References; List of tables; List of figures