Table 1 Characteristics of participants at t1 stratified by utilization of long-term care (n = 810)
N | Total | No LTC | LTC | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(n = 810) | (75.6%) | (24.4%) | ||||
Predisposing factors | ||||||
Age in years | total | 810 | 78.4 (6.4) | 77.1 (6.0) | 82.5 (6.0) | < 0.0001 a |
Sex | female | 810 | 402 (49.6%) | 272 (44.4%) | 130 (65.7%) | < 0.0001 b |
Education | low | 810 | 548 (67.7%) | 415 (67.8%) | 133 (67.2%) | 0.9416b |
middle | 153 (18.9%) | 114 (18.6%) | 39 (19.7%) | |||
high | 109 (13.5%) | 83 (13.6%) | 26 (13.1%) | |||
Enabling factors | ||||||
Living arrangement | alone | 810 | 283 (34.9%) | 183 (29.9%) | 100 (50.5%) | < 0.0001 b |
Per capita income in €/ month | total | 767 | 1138.4 (579.0) | 1138.9 (564.1) | 1137.0 (624.4) | 0.9691a |
< 875 € | 181 (23.6%) | 134 (23.1%) | 47 (25.0%) | 0.9505b | ||
875–1124 € | 199 (26.0%) | 150 (25.9%) | 49 (26.1%) | |||
1125–1374 € | 188 (24.5%) | 144 (24.9%) | 44 (23.4%) | |||
≥ 1375 € | 199 (26.0%) | 151 (26.1%) | 48 (25.5%) | |||
Need factors | ||||||
Multimorbidity in no. of chronic conditions | total | 801 | 2.5 (1.5) | 2.3 (1.4) | 3.2 (1.6) | < 0.0001 a |
Disability score (HAQ-DI) | total | 809 | 0.504 (0.7) | 0.274 (0.4) | 1.219 (0.9) | < 0.0001 a |