| LTC beneficiaries | LTC non-beneficiaries | p-value | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | |||
Hospitalization | Yes | 4276 | 44.2 | 2664 | 27.5 |  < 0001 |
No | 5406 | 55.8 | 7018 | 72.5 | Â | |
Number of outpatient visits | mean (SD) | 32.3 (34.0) | 38.0 (33.4) |  < 0001 | ||
 ≤ 6 | 1023 | 10.6 | 533 | 5.5 |  < 0001 | |
7–15 | 2176 | 22.5 | 1626 | 16.8 |  | |
16–26 | 2679 | 27.7 | 2244 | 23.2 |  | |
27–42 | 1896 | 19.6 | 2330 | 24.1 |  | |
 ≥ 43 | 1908 | 19.7 | 2949 | 30.5 |  | |
Number of medical institutions visited | mean (SD) | 4.2 (2.8) | 5.4 (3.1) |  < 0001 | ||
 ≤ 2 | 3082 | 31.8 | 1714 | 17.7 |  < 0001 | |
3–4 | 3166 | 32.7 | 2652 | 27.4 |  | |
 ≥ 5 | 3434 | 35.5 | 5316 | 54.9 |  | |
Type of predominant medical center | Tertiary hospital | 778 | 5.9 | 436 | 3.8 |  < 0001 |
Secondary hospital | 1938 | 20.0 | 785 | 8.1 | Â | |
Hospital | 929 | 9.6 | 348 | 3.6 | Â | |
Clinic | 6037 | 62.4 | 8113 | 83.8 | Â | |
Number of drugs consumed |  ≤ 2 | 1979 | 20.4 | 3051 | 31.5 |  < 0001 |
3–4 | 1620 | 16.7 | 2103 | 21.7 |  | |
5–9 | 4015 | 41.5 | 3485 | 36.0 |  | |
 ≥ 10 | 2068 | 21.4 | 1043 | 10.8 |  |