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Table 2 Baseline characteristics and health care utilisation of the study participants (n = 758) by Subjective Memory Complaints (SMC)

From: Association between subjective memory complaints and health care utilisation: a three-year follow up

  

SMC

  
  

No

(n = 581)

Yes

(n = 177)

  
  

n

%

n

%

Sign.

Missing

Death

no

517

89,0

153

86,4

  
 

yes

64

11,0

24

13,6

  

MMSE

≥ 24

555

95,5

165

93,2

  
 

< 24

26

4,5

12

6,8

  

Age

60 - 74

318

54,7

86

48,6

  
 

75 - 84

207

35,6

68

38,4

  
 

85+

56

9,6

23

13,0

  

Sex

male

233

40,1

61

34,5

  
 

female

348

59,9

116

65,5

  

Living without partner

no

240

41,4

60

34,3

 

3

 

yes

340

58,6

115

65,7

  

Education

< 8 years

226

38,9

69

39,0

  
 

> 8 years

355

61,1

108

61,0

  

Home care

no

473

81,7

126

72,0

***

4

 

yes

106

18,3

49

28,0

  

Mobility1

no problems

384

67,3

90

52,0

***

14

 

some problems

187

32,7

83

48,0

  

Self-care1

no problems

539

94,7

158

90,8

 

15

 

some problems

30

5,3

16

9,2

  

Usual activities1

no problems

412

72,5

84

48,6

  
 

some problems

145

25,5

84

48,6

***

17

 

severe problems

11

1,9

5

2,9

  

Pain/discomfort1

no

216

38,4

45

25,9

  
 

moderate

323

57,4

111

63,8

***

21

 

extreme

24

4,3

18

10,3

  

Anxiety/depression1

no

442

77,8

98

57,0

  
 

moderate

115

20,2

71

41,3

***

18

 

extreme

11

1,9

3

1,7

  

Health Care Utilization

Practice consultations2

no

41

7,1

16

9,0

  
 

yes

540

92,9

161

91,0

  

Visits by GP2

no

422

72,6

117

66,1

  
 

yes

159

27,4

60

33,9

  

Hospital stay (no outpatient)2

no

259

44,6

67

37,9

  
 

yes

322

55,4

110

62,1

  

Outpatient stay2

no

165

28,4

34

19,2

*

 
 

yes

416

71,6

143

80,8

  

Out-of-hours contact2

no

548

94,3

170

96,0

  
 

yes

33

5,7

7

4,0

  

Emergency2

no

345

59,4

82

46,3

**

 
 

yes

236

40,6

95

53,7

  

Nursing home2

no

554

95,4

154

87,0

***

 
 

yes

27

4,6

23

13,0

  
  1. * significant at 5% level ** significant at 1% level *** significant at 0.1% level, 1based on Euro-Qol-5D, for mobility and self-care the third category did not appear because of the method of data collection, 2incidence in the period 2003-2005.