Table 5 Associations between decedent characteristics and healthcare utilisation in the last year of life

Age

Years

0.00

− 0.01 - 0.01

− 0.03

− 0.05 - − 0.01

-0.01

− 0.02 - 0.00

− 0.01

− 0.03 - 0.01

0.02

− 0.01 - 0.05

Gender

Female

0.10

− 0.10 - 0.30

0.16

− 0.17 - 0.50

0.06

− 0.11 - 0.24

0.25

− 0.10 - 0.60

0.00

− 0.48 - 0.47

Living alone

Yes

−0.05

−0.25 - 0.15

− 0.23

− 0.58 - 0.11

0.07

− 0.11 - 0.25

0.47

0.11–0.83

0.18

− 0.30 - 0.67

Education

Tertiary/higher

− 0.13

− 0.41 - 0.16

0.17

− 0.33 - 0.67

− 0.18

−0.44 - 0.08

− 0.07

−0.57 - 0.43

− 0.49

− 1.18 - 0.20

Location

Rural

0.00

−0.20 - 0.20

−0.22

− 0.56 - 0.11

−0.19

− 0.37 - -0.02

0.10

− 0.25 - 0.44

0.31

− 0.16 - 0.79

Medical/GP card

Yes

0.08

−0.24 - 0.40

0.27

−0.28 - 0.83

0.17

−0.12 - 0.45

0.54

−0.02 - 1.10

1.03

0.23–1.84

Insurance

Yes

0.00

−0.22 - 0.23

−0.18

− 0.56 - 0.20

−0.04

− 0.24 - 0.16

0.20

− 0.19 - 0.59

0.32

− 0.22 - 0.86

ADL

Total

0.06

0.02–0.10

0.04

−0.02 - 0.11

0.06

0.02–0.09

− 0.03

−0.10 - 0.04

0.12

0.02–0.21

Diagnosis of

Heart disease

−0.01

−0.25 - 0.23

− 0.15

−0.57 - 0.27

0.09

−0.13 - 0.31

0.06

−0.37 - 0.49

0.40

−0.20 - 0.99

Cancer

0.11

−0.13 - 0.35

0.60

0.18–1.01

− 0.08

−0.29 - 0.13

− 0.02

−0.44 - 0.40

0.65

0.07–1.24

Dementia

−0.34

−0.66 - -0.02

− 0.62

− 1.17 - -0.07

−0.25

− 0.54 - 0.04

0.11

− 0.45 - 0.67

0.05

− 0.71 - 0.81

Chronic conditions

Total

0.03

−0.04 - 0.10

0.15

0.03–0.27

0.03

−0.03 - 0.09

0.08

−0.04 - 0.21

− 0.15

−0.32 - 0.02

Short illness

Yes

−0.62

−0.90 - -0.33

− 0.63

− 1.12 - -0.14

−0.47

− 0.72 - -0.21

−0.66

− 1.16 - -0.16

− 1.46

− 2.16 - -0.75

Frailty

Yes

− 0.04

− 0.28 - 0.19

− 0.50

−0.91 - -0.10

0.18

−0.03 - 0.39

0.29

−0.12 - 0.70

0.86

0.29–1.43