Table 6.
Multiple linear regression model on the total health care costs per year in an elderly population (≥65 years of age) (n = 229493)
| Total health care costs | ||
|---|---|---|
| B (95% CI) | Sign. | |
| Age group by male gender | ||
| 65-69 (male) | 1.000 | |
| 70-74 (male) | 1.086 (1.070 - 1.102) | *** |
| 75-79 (male) | 1.103 (1.085 - 1.120) | *** |
| 80-84 (male) | 1.090 (1.071 - 1.110) | *** |
| 85+ (male) | 1.057 (1.036 - 1.080) | *** |
| Age group by female gender | ||
| 65-69 (female) | 1.000 | |
| 70-74 (female) | 1.011 (0.983 - 1.040) | |
| 75-79 (female) | 0.967 (0.939 - 0.996) | * |
| 80-84 (female) | 0.920 (0.891 - 0.951) | *** |
| 85+ (female) | 0.879 (0.848 - 0.912) | *** |
| Number of chronic conditions | 1.326 (1.324 - 1.329) | *** |
| Linguistic region | ||
| German | 1.000 | |
| French | 0.991 (0.981 - 1.001) | |
| Italian | 0.977 (0.964 - 0.990) | *** |
| Rhaeto-Romanic | 0.994 (0.915 - 1.080) | |
| Purchasing power | ||
| 1 (high) | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 0.966 (0.955 - 0.977) | *** |
| 3 | 0.934 (0.923 - 0.945) | *** |
| 4 | 0.905 (0.895 - 0.916) | *** |
| 5 (low) | 0.866 (0.856 - 0.876) | *** |
| Deductible class | 0.817 (0.808 - 0.826) | *** |
| Managed care | 0.998 (0.991 - 1.006) | |
| Accident coverage | 1.000 (0.974 - 1.026) | |
| Nursing dependency | 1.980 (1.952 - 2.007) | *** |
| Total health care costs in 2012 | 1.464 (1.459 - 1.468) | *** |
| R2 | .617 | |
***p-value <0.001 **p-value <0.01 *p-value <0.05.