Table 3.
β-valuesa for assumed linear relationship between percentiles of long-term care (LTC) rates and hospital day ratesb
| Sex and age group | Crude | Adjusted for age | Adjusted for age, travel time | Adjusted for age, mortality | Fully adjusted model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (95% CI) | (95% CI) | (95% CI) | (95% CI) | (95% CI) | |
| Men, age 67-84 | -64.02* | 64.58*** | 92.00*** | 44.91** | 76.99*** |
| (-110.3 - -17.7) | (34.8 - 94.4) | (59.2 - 124.7) | (14.7-75.2) | (44.3-109.7) | |
| Men, age 85+ | -114.93* | -139.53** | 9.07 | -122.48* | 142.36*** |
| (-214.1 - -15.7) | (-238.9 - -40.1) | (-95.5 - 113.6) | (-221.5 - -23.l3) | (58.3 - 226.5) | |
| Women, age 67-79 | 68.90*** | 47.10*** | 56.66*** | 32.45*** | 52.47*** |
| (34.2 - 103.8) | (23.2 - 71.0) | (32.1 - 81.2) | (8.3-56.5) | (25.7 - 79.2) | |
| Women, age 80+ | -162.30*** | -112.37*** | -45.64 | -133.10*** | -16.14 |
| (-211.6- -112,9) | (-160.1 - -64.6) | (-93.1 - 1.8) | (-179.9- -86.3) | (-54.0 - 21.7) |
a Adjusted for age, mortality, travel time to hospital, education, composite variable of "municipality population size" and "hospital status", with municipality as random factor.
b By age-specific percentiles of long-term care (LTC-) rates in men and women aged 67 years and older.
P values: *** for p < 0,001, ** for p < 0,01 and * for p < 0, 05