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. 2018 Aug 6;72(10):871–879. doi: 10.1136/jech-2018-210817

Table 4.

Results of the indicators in the over-65 year group, divided according to sex and socioeconomic level (Catalonia, 2015)

Individuals over 65 years Non-contributory pension Pension <€18 000€ Pension €18 000–€100 000 Pension >€100 000 Max/min
Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male
Mortality rate (per 1000 inhabitants) 33.5 68.7 29.2 46.4 21.8 34.4 19.8 30.9 1.7 2.2
Mortality rate due to suicide (per 100.000 inhabitants) 5.4 26.4 5.4 26.4 6.6 9.8 6.6 9.8 1.2 2.7
Individuals with high morbidity (%) 26.8 34.8 21.0 29.9 14.1 20.4 5.9 9.6 4.6 3.6
Individuals seen at primary care (%) 93.3 85.6 95.1 95.0 92.5 93.9 76.8 78.0 1.2 1.2
Mean primary care visits 16.0 14.7 14.0 14.7 11.4 11.7 7.5 7.2 2.1 2.0
Individuals seen at emergency care (%) 44.7 46.8 39.1 40.5 32.5 33 18.1 18.3 2.5 2.6
Mean emergency care visits 3.5 3.8 2.8 3.1 2.6 2.7 2.3 2.0 1.5 1.9
Individuals seen at mental health centres (%) 5.2 3.3 2.7 1.7 1.9 0.9 0.7 0.3 7.8 9.8
Mean mental health centre visits 5.3 6.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.0 4.9 4.1 1.2 1.6
Hospitalisation rate (per 1000 inhabitants) 299.1 402.6 258.6 372.9 188.0 266.9 82.5 103.6 3.6 3.9
Preventable hospitalisation rate (per 1000 inhabitants) 47.0 91.0 31.1 60.2 17.7 32.5 10 10.3 4.7 8.8
Surgical hospitalisation rate (per 1000 inhabitants) 131.3 135.5 135.7 165.4 105.2 130.9 39.4 45.2 3.4 3.7
Psychiatric hospitalisation rate (per 1000 inhabitants) 6.3 6.5 3.0 3.2 2.1 1.8 0.4 0.8 15.3 8.2
Individuals consuming medication (%) 94.5 86.9 95.7 94.8 93.1 94.0 77.3 80.1 1.2 1.2
Mean no. of prescriptions 81.0 73.5 66.7 65.9 56.8 57.7 44.3 50.5 1.8 1.5
Individuals consuming psychoactive drugs (%) 59.9 39.8 56.1 35.1 53.9 31.5 45.1 31.4 1.3 1.3
Individuals consuming anxiolytics (%) 45.9 29.5 43.9 26 42.8 24.3 37.1 25.7 1.2 1.2
Individuals consuming antidepressants (%) 33.2 15.3 30.3 14.6 28 12.1 21.5 11.4 1.5 1.3
Individuals consuming antipsychotics (%) 13.2 13.3 8.8 7.5 6.9 4.9 5.5 3.2 2.4 4.2