Table 2.
Linear Regression - Influences on the number of physician contacts
| Number of physician contacts | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Incidence Quarter (Q5) | half year after incidence (Q7) | |||||
| Variable |
Param. Est. |
95% Confidence Limits |
p (t) |
Param. Est. |
95% Confidence Limits |
p (t) |
| sex (female) | -0.42 | -0.75 - -0.08 | 0.0158 | -0.38 | -0.7 - -0.05 | 0.0253 |
| age | -0.04 | -0.07 - -0.02 | 0.0004 | -0.05 | 0.07 - -0.02 | 0.0001 |
| Nursing care dependency (yes) | 3.69 | 3.21 - 4.17 | <.0001 | 3.91 | 3.44 - 4.38 | <.0001 |
| Community setting (rural) | -0.36 | -0.72 - 0.00 | 0.0509 | -0.38 | -0.73 - -0.03 | 0.0335 |
| Dementia/control (dementia) | 2.49 | 2.08 - 2.91 | <.0001 | 1.72 | 1.32 - 2.13 | <.0001 |