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Table 2 Level of dependency at first decision on social care (n = 415)

From: Transitions between levels of dependency among older people receiving social care – a retrospective longitudinal cohort study in a Swedish municipality

Dependency levela

N

%

Age (mean/median)

Women (%)

Mild

218

53

80/81

133 (61)

Moderate

66

16

80/82

40 (61)

Severe

99

24

80/82

61 (62)

Total

32

7.7

81/82

13 (41)

  1. a Dependency levels according to Table 1