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Table 2 Significant (p < 0.01) odds ratios with their 95 % confidence intervals (in parentheses) for the affiliation to a high user type

From: Overutilization of ambulatory medical care in the elderly German population? – An empirical study based on national insurance claims data and a review of foreign studies

 

High users total

Type A

Type B

Type C

Males aged ≥ 75

1.19

(1.14–1.25)

1.38

(1.26–1.51)

0.79

(0.73–0.85)

0.88

(0.81–0.95)

Females aged 65–74

1.27

(1.22–1.32)

0.83

(0.77–0.89)

1.38

(1.29–1.47)

0.88

(0.82–0.95)

Females aged ≥ 75

n.s.

1.55

(1.40–1.72)

0.65

(0.60–0.71)

0.60

(0.55–0.66)

Nursing care dependency

2.49

(2.36–2.62)

7.00

(5.93–8.34)

0.28

(0.26–0.31)

0.43

(0.38–0.48)

Number of chronic conditions

1.28

(1.28–1.29)

1.23

(1.22–1.24)

1.04

(1.03–1.05)

0.94

(0.93–0.95)

  1. Reference for age and sex = males aged 65–74; n.s. not significant