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Table 1 Official statistics on sociodemographics and morbidity: Comparison of KORA study region, district of Middle Franconia and the Federal State of Bavaria

From: Official statistics and claims data records indicate non-response and recall bias within survey-based estimates of health care utilization in the older population

Variable

Comparison of Middle Franconia (MFr) and Bavaria (BY) in 2006

Comparison of KORA study region (KORA SR) and Bavaria (BY) in 2009

Quota (%) BY

Quota (%) MFr

Odds ratio

Quota (%) BY

Quota (%) KORA SR

Odds ratio

Sex

Male

41.9

41.7

1.00

42.8

42.7

1.00

Female

58.1

58.3

1.00

57.2

57.3

1.00

Age group (years)

65-69

33.4

33.2

1.01

28.8

29.6

0.97

70-74

23.8

23.8

1.00

27.5

27.1

1.01

75-79

18.8

19.0

0.99

18.3

18.4

0.99

80-84

13.9

13.8

1.01

13.9

13.9

1.00

85-89

7.0

7.0

1.00

8.4

8.2

1.02

90+

3.2

3.2

1.00

3.0

2.8

1.07

Entitled to long-term care services*

Yes

2.5

2.4

1.02

2.6

2.3

1.10

No

97.5

97.6

1.00

97.5

97.7

1.00

 

Mean BY

Mean MFr

Delta

Mean BY

Mean KORA SR

Delta

Hospital discharges per 1000 inhabitants*

198

199

–1

213

210

3

Length per hospital stay (days)*

8.4

8.7

−0.3

7.8

7.6

0.2

  1. Source: Bavarian Office for Statistics and Data Processing.
  2. *Figures refer to the entire resident population (all age groups).