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

BMC Geriatrics

Table 5 Association of single morbidity, morbidity clusters, and cluster interactions with hospitalization in men

Model1 single morbidity		Model 2 morbidity clusters		Model 3 interactions between morbidity clusters
Predictors	OR (95% CI); p	Predictors	OR (95% CI); p	Predictors	OR (95% CI); p
No. of used assistive technology	1.6 (1.2-2); <0.001	No. of used assistive technology	1.6 (1.3-2); <0.001	No. of used assistive technology	1.6 (1.2-2); <0.001
No. of GP visits	1.2 (1.0-1.5); 0.028	No. of GP visits	1.2 (1.0-1.5); 0.032	No. of GP visits	1.2 (1.0-1.5); 0.049
		Cluster 4	1.6 (1.0-2.7); 0.048	Cluster 2* Cluster 4	1.6 (1.0-2.4); 0.042
Nagelkerke R²	0.188	Nagelkerke R²	0.219	Nagelkerke R²	0.22

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

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