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Table 3 Association of single morbidity and morbidity clusters with ER visits in men

From: Multimorbidity patterns of and use of health services by Swedish 85-year-olds: an exploratory study

Model 1 single morbidity

Model 2 morbidity clusters

Predictors

OR (95% CI); p

Predictors

OR (95% CI); p

Heart failure

2.4 (1–5.7); 0.043

Cluster 4

1.6 (1–2.5); 0.036

No. of GP visits

1.3 (1.1-1.5); 0.006

No. of GP visits

1.3 (1.1-1.5); 0.004

Nagelkerke R2

0.135

Nagelkerke R2

0.11

  1. Odds Ratios (ORs) with 95% Confidence Intervals (CI) in parentheses and p-value are shown.
  2. Cluster4: hyperlipidemia, myocardial infarction, and arrhythmia.
  3. Predictors excluded in model 1: type of housing, marital status, level of education, working status, no. of used assistive tecknology, no. of used assistance service, self-rated health, thrombosis/PVD, stroke, diabetes, hypertension, COPD/asthma, urinary incontinence, affective disorder, myocardial infarction, hyperlipidemia, arrythmia, malignancy, and osteoarthritis.
  4. Predictors excluded in model 2: type of housing, marital status, level of education, working status, no. of used assistive tecknology, no. of used assistance service, self-rated health, Cluster 1, Cluster 2, Cluster 3 and Cluster 5.
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BMC Geriatrics

ISSN: 1471-2318

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