Table 3.
The association of age, gender, and year of death with costs of LTC among users, Cox proportion hazard analyses
| LTC in total | Health center | Residential home | Sheltered housing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | 196,461 | 69,958 | 96,722 | 71,404 |
| iHR (95% CIs) | iHR (95% CIs) | iHR (95% CIs) | iHR (95% CIs) | |
| Age | 1.01 *** (1.01, 1.01) | 1.01 *** (1.01, 1.01) | 1.02 *** (1.02, 1.02) | 1.02 *** (1.02, 1.02) |
| Man (ref. woman) | 1.26 *** (1.25, 1.27) | 1.17 *** (1.15, 1.19) | 1.29 *** (1.27, 1.31) | 1.25 *** (1.23, 1.27) |
| Year of death (ref. 2002) | ||||
| 2003 | 0.97 ** (0.95, 0.99) | 0.97 (0.94, 1.01) | 0.99 (0.96, 1.02) | 0.99 (0.94, 1.04) |
| 2004 | 0.97 ** (0.95, 0.99) | 0.98 (0.94, 1.01) | 1.00 (0.97, 1.03) | 1.04 (0.99, 1.09) |
| 2005 | 0.95 *** (0.93, 0.98) | 0.96 * (0.92, 0.99) | 1.00 (0.97, 1.03) | 1.04 (0.99, 1.09) |
| 2006 | 0.96 *** (0.94, 0.98) | 0.95 ** (0.92, 0.99) | 1.02 (0.99, 1.05) | 1.05 (1.00, 1.10) |
| 2007 | 0.93 *** (0.91, 0.95) | 0.94 *** (0.91, 0.98) | 0.99 (0.96, 1.02) | 1.04 (0.99, 1.09) |
| 2008 | 0.93 *** (0.91, 0.95) | 0.94 *** (0.91, 0.97) | 1.01 (0.98, 1.05) | 1.06 ** (1.02, 1.11) |
| 2009 | 0.91 *** (0.89, 0.93) | 0.93 *** (0.90, 0.96) | 1.05 ** (1.02, 1.08) | 1.06 * (1.01, 1.11) |
| 2010 | 0.87 *** (0.85, 0.89) | 0.87 *** (0.84, 0.90) | 1.02 (0.99, 1.05) | 1.07 *** (1.03, 1.12) |
| 2011 | 0.82 *** (0.81, 0.84) | 0.83 *** (0.80, 0.86) | 1.02 (0.99, 1.05) | 1.12 *** (1.07, 1.17) |
| 2012 | 0.79 *** (0.77, 0.81) | 0.77 *** (0.75, 0.80) | 1.04 ** (1.01, 1.08) | 1.20 *** (1.15, 1.26) |
| 2013 | 0.73 *** (0.71, 0.74) | 0.71 *** (0.68, 0.74) | 0.99 (0.96, 1.02) | 1.28 *** (1.23, 1.33) |
*p < .05, **p < .01, ***p < .001
LTC long-term care, iHR inverse of hazard ratio, CI confidence interval