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Table 4 Multiple linear regression model on the total number of consultations per year in an elderly population (≥65 years of age) (n = 229493)

From: Multimorbidity, health care utilization and costs in an elderly community-dwelling population: a claims data based observational study

Total number of consultations

 

B (95% CI)

Sign.

Age group by male gender

  

65-69 (male)

1.000

 

70-74 (male)

1.067 (1.055 - 1.079)

***

75-79 (male)

1.084 (1.071 - 1.097)

***

80-84 (male)

1.091 (1.076 - 1.106)

*

85+ (male)

1.076 (1.059 - 1.093)

***

Age group by female gender

  

65-69 (female)

1.000

 

70-74 (female)

1.074 (1.051 - 1.097)

***

75-79 (female)

1.044 (1.021 - 1.069)

***

80-84 (female)

1.004 (0.979 - 1.029)

 

85+ (female)

0.949 (0.923 - 0.975)

***

Number of chronic conditions

1.191 (1.189 - 1.193)

***

Linguistic region

  

German

1.000

 

French

0.940 (0.933 - 0.948)

***

Italian

0.979 (0.969 - 0.989)

***

Rhaeto-Romanic

0.988 (0.927 - 1.052)

 

Purchasing power

  

1 (high)

1.000

 

2

0.975 (0.967 - 0.984)

***

3

0.958 (0.949 - 0.966)

***

4

0.947 (0.939 - 0.955)

***

5 (low)

0.922 (0.914 - 0.931)

***

Deductible class

0.895 (0.887 - 0.903)

***

Managed care

1.029 (1.023 - 1.035)

***

Accident coverage

1.001 (0.981 - 1.021)

 

Nursing dependency

1.115 (1.103 - 1.126)

***

Number of consultations in 2012

1.588 (1.583 - 1.593)

***

R2

.565

 
  1. ***p-value <0.001 **p-value <0.01 *p-value <0.05.