Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of an elderly population (≥65 years of age) with and without multimorbidity
| Baseline characteristics n (%) | Total study sample (n = 229493) | Non-multi-morbid (n = 53741) | Multi-morbid (n = 175752) | Sign. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | *** | |||
| Male | 98'124 (42.8) | 24'936 (46.4) | 73'188 (41.6) | |
| Female | 131'369 (57.2) | 28'805 (53.6) | 102'564 (58.4) | |
| Age group | *** | |||
| 65-69 | 66'190 (28.9) | 22'156 (41.2) | 44'034 (25.1) | |
| 70-74 | 56'073 (24.4) | 14'157 (26.3) | 41'916 (23.8) | |
| 75-79 | 45'720 (19.9) | 8'553 (15.9) | 37'167 (21.1) | |
| 80-84 | 34'803 (15.2) | 5'137 (9.6) | 29'666 (16.9) | |
| 85+ | 26'707 (11.6) | 3'738 (7.0) | 22'969 (13.1) | |
| Linguistic region | *** | |||
| German | 174'171 (75.9) | 43'624 (81.2) | 130'547 (74.3) | |
| French | 34'864 (15.2) | 6'413 (11.9) | 28'451 (16.2) | |
| Italian | 20'024 (8.7) | 3'592 (6.7) | 16'432 (9.3) | |
| Rhaeto-Romanic | 434 (0.2) | 112 (0.2) | 322 (0.2) | |
| Insurance plan | ||||
| Managed care | 94'421 (41.1) | 24'316 (45.2) | 70'105 (39.9) | *** |
| Higher deductible | 30'419 (13.3) | 17'212 (32.0) | 13'207 (7.5) | *** |
| Accident coverage | 224'891 (98.0) | 51'900 (96.6) | 172'991 (98.4) | *** |
| Home care nursing dependency | 19'549 (8.5) | 867 (1.6) | 18'682 (10.6) | *** |
| Chronic conditions [mean, (SD)] | 3.29 (2.19) | 0.47 (0.50) | 4.15 (1.73) | *** |
| Purchasing power | *** | |||
| 1 (high) | 45'653 (19.9) | 11'517 (21.4) | 34'136 (19.4) | |
| 2 | 45'709 (19.9) | 11'175 (20.8) | 34'727 (19.8) | |
| 3 | 45'902 (20.0) | 10'370 (19.3) | 35'339 (20.1) | |
| 4 | 45'924 (20.0) | 10'285 (19.1) | 36'020 (20.5) | |
| 5 (low) | 46'305 (20.2) | 10'394 (19.3) | 35'530 (20.2) |
***p-value <0.001 **p-value <0.01 *p-value <0.05.