Table 1 Characteristics of the study population
Men | Women | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
N | 11,486 | 24,253 | ||
Proportion (by sex) | 32.1 | % | 67.9 | % |
Length of nursing home stay, mean | 790.1 | days | 1250.2 | days |
Length of nursing home stay, median | 383 | days | 849 | days |
Length of nursing home stay, 25th percentile | 73 | 229 | ||
Length of nursing home stay, 75th percentile | 1098 | 1814 | ||
Length of nursing home stay, SD | 1072 | 1344 | ||
Mean age (at time of admission) | 83.6 | years | 85.2 | years |
Swiss nationality (SNC) | 95.6 | % | 96.9 | % |
Cause of death (SNC): | ||||
Cancer | 18.5 | % | 11.5 | % |
Coronary hearth disease | 15.7 | % | 15.8 | % |
Stroke | 8.8 | % | 9.5 | % |
COPD | 4.9 | % | 2.3 | % |
Dementia | 15.0 | % | 17.8 | % |
Other | 37.1 | % | 43.1 | % |
Care level (S): | ||||
Low | 26.8 | % | 28.7 | % |
Medium | 27.1 | % | 28.7 | % |
High | 41.6 | % | 39.4 | % |
Unknown/not specified | 4.4 | % | 3.2 | % |
Multimorbidity (M) (assessed in time window 2–6 years before death): | ||||
No | 46.1 | % | 42.0 | % |
Yes | 39.4 | % | 35.0 | % |
Unknown (no hospital stay) | 14.5 | % | 22.9 | % |
Hospitalisation in the 365 days preceding death (M): yes | 47.5 | % | 32.3 | % |
Educational level (SNC): | ||||
Low | 31.3 | % | 52.5 | % |
Medium | 36.3 | % | 25.1 | % |
High | 14.1 | % | 2.7 | % |
Unknown | 18.3 | % | 19.6 | % |
House or flat owner (SNC): owner | 40.9 | % | 30.7 | % |
Marital status (SNC): | ||||
Never married | 10.6 | % | 12.2 | % |
Married | 53.1 | % | 15.8 | % |
Widowed | 30.5 | % | 65.6 | % |
Divorced | 5.9 | % | 6.5 | % |
Children (SNC): | ||||
Yes | 73.5 | % | 70.2 | % |
No | 18.1 | % | 19.8 | % |
Unknown | 8.4 | % | 10.0 | % |
Language region (SNC): | ||||
German | 76.4 | % | 73.4 | % |
French | 19.8 | % | 21.8 | % |
Italian | 3.8 | % | 4.7 | % |
Nursing home density (SNC) (beds per 100 inhabitants aged 65+) | 7.1 | 7.0 |