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Table 1 Descriptive patient characteristics included in analysis, 2007-2011

From: Place of death and health care utilization for people in the last 6 months of life in Switzerland: a retrospective analysis using administrative data

 

Total

Place of death

  

p a)

  

Home

Hospital

Nursing home

 

n

58,732

15,597

22,532

20,603

 

proportion

1.000

.266

.384

.351

 

Age

     

mean

79.3

73.4

76.5

87.0

***

sd

14.3

17.5

13.2

8.2

 

Sex (in%)

     

Male

.464

.331

.433

.236

***

Female

.536

.209

.341

.450

 

Deductible class (in%)

     

Low

.945

.256

.381

.363

***

High (> Swiss francs 500)

.055

.434

.427

.139

 

Managed care plan (in%)

     

No

.901

.263

.381

.355

***

Yes

.099

.285

.403

.312

 

Private hospital insurance (in%)

     

No

.809

.264

.363

.374

***

Yes

.191

.274

.473

.253

 

Type of residence (in%)

     

City

.335

.249

.384

.367

***

Agglomeration

.428

.264

.394

.342

 

Rural area

.236

.292

.364

.344

 

Multiple chronic condition (in%)

     

No

.815

.273

.352

.375

***

Yes (>2 conditions)

.185

.234

.523

.242

 

Latin canton (in%)

     

No

.748

.275

.367

.358

***

Yes

.252

.238

.434

.329

 
  1. Latin cantons include the cantons Fribourg, Geneva, Jura, Neuchatel, Ticino, Vaud and Valais * P < 0.10, ** P < 0.05, *** P < 0.01.
  2. a) Significance level: Kruskal-Wallis-test was used to check for significant differences in age, chi-square-test for differences in the categorical variables.