Table 3 Predictors for nursing home admission: results from the competing risk regression (N = 1930), HISlink 2013, Belgium

 Age

1.09 (1.08–1.10)**

 Female

0.75 (0.70–0.79)**

 Low

1.44 (1.26–1.65)**

 Middle

0.86 (0.75–0.98)*

 Living alone

1.68 (1.57–1.80)**

 Low household income

1.22 (1.00–1.50)

 Unsatisfied with the social contacts

1.31 (0.73–2.37)

 Home care service use in the past 12 months preceding the survey (Ref. =No)

1.57 (1.48–1.68)**

  Bad perceived health vs. good perceived health at severe limitations

0.30 (0.29–0.31)*

  Bad perceived health vs. good perceived health at moderate limitations

0.97 (0.95–0.98)*

  Bad perceived health vs. good perceived health at no limitations

1.89 (1.85–1.92)*

  Severe limitations vs. no limitations at good perceived health

2.42 (2.35–2.49)*

  Severe limitations vs. no limitations at bad perceived health

0.41 (0.40–0.42)*

  Severe limitations vs. moderate limitations at good perceived health

2.09 (2.03–2.16)*

  Severe limitations vs. moderate limitations at bad perceived health

0.65 (0.64–0.66)*

  Moderate limitations vs. no limitations at good perceived health

1.22 (1.20–1.24)*

  Moderate limitations vs. no limitations at bad perceived health

0.64 (0.63–0.66)*

 Multimorbidity

0.94 (0.90–0.97)*

 Falls (Ref. = No)

1.76 (1.64–1.89)**

 Urinary incontinence (Ref. = No)

1.48 (1.22–1.79)*

 Depression (Ref. = No)

1.45 (1.25–1.70)**

 Alzheimer disease (Ref. = No)

3.47 (3.05–3.96)**

 Number of contact with health care providers in the past 12 months preceding the survey

0.98 (0.97–0.99)**

 Hospitalization in the past 12 months preceding the survey (Ref. = No)

1.07 (0.95–1.21)