Table 1 Description of the study population in proportions (%) stratified by age group and sex
65–79 yrs | 80+ yrs | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | Men | Women | Men | Women | ||
N = 356,375 | n = 124,232 | n = 138.187 | n = 34,263 | n = 59,693 | ||
(%) | (%) | (%) | (%) | (%) | ||
Income | Group 1 (low) | 19.8 | 13.6 | 18.7 | 16.0 | 37.2 |
Group 2 | 20.0 | 13.7 | 18.5 | 29.5 | 30.9 | |
Group 3 | 19.9 | 19.1 | 19.7 | 28.1 | 17.7 | |
Group 4 | 19.9 | 24.8 | 21.7 | 15.5 | 8.2 | |
Group 5 (high) | 20.0 | 28.3 | 20.9 | 10.6 | 5.8 | |
Missing | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | |
Residential area | Rest | 96.6 | 96.4 | 96.3 | 97.1 | 97.1 |
Disadvantaged | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 2.9 | |
Country of birth | Sweden | 79.7 | 79.7 | 78.9 | 82.8 | 79.9 |
Other | 19.6 | 19.8 | 20.8 | 15.7 | 18.5 | |
Missing | 0.72 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 1.6 | |
Living situation | Cohabiting | 47.9 | 62.1 | 47.2 | 51.2 | 17.9 |
Alone | 47.8 | 36.8 | 51.6 | 39.3 | 66.6 | |
Institution | 4.4 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 9.5 | 15.5 | |
Multi-morbidity | None | 19.6 | 25.3 | 20.8 | 10.1 | 10.6 |
1 condition | 19.0 | 21.1 | 21.4 | 12.4 | 12.7 | |
2 to 4 conditions | 41.5 | 38.9 | 42.8 | 42.4 | 43.6 | |
≥5 conditions | 19.9 | 14.7 | 15.0 | 35.1 | 33.1 | |
Home-health care | None | 92.9 | 97 | 96.9 | 84.2 | 80.4 |
Basic care | 6.0 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 13.6 | 18.3 | |
Advanced care | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 1.3 | |
Oupatient visits | 0–5 visits | 37.1 | 44.8 | 38.6 | 23.7 | 25.0 |
6–10 visits | 18.5 | 18.7 | 18.5 | 16.5 | 16.2 | |
> 10 visits | 44.4 | 36.5 | 41.6 | 59.8 | 58.8 | |
ED visits | None | 74.9 | 79.4 | 80.3 | 60.2 | 61.2 |
1 visit | 14.7 | 12.6 | 12.4 | 20.2 | 21.1 | |
2–3 visits | 7.9 | 6.1 | 5.6 | 14.3 | 13.5 | |
4+ visits | 2.5 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 5.3 | 4.2 | |
Died in 2014 | Died | 3.8 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 10.2 | 9.4 |