Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the invited home care recipients

Sex

 Male

49.9

41.3

.0001

8.6 (4.2 to 13.0)

Age group

  < 60 years

19.5

12.9

6.6 (3.2 to 10.1)

 60–74 years

20.3

16.3

4.0 (0.4 to 7.5)

 75–84 years

36.6

35.7

0.9 (-3.3 to 5.1)

 85 + years

23.5

35.0

 < .0001

 − 11.5 (− 15.2 to − 7.7)

 Mean (SD)

72.4 (17.4)

76.5 (16.0)

 < .0001

 − 4.2 (− 5.6 to − 2.7)

Long-term care grade

 1/2

49.9

53.3

 − 3.4 (− 7.8 to 1.0)

 3

28.8

30.1

 − 1.3 (− 5.2 to 2.7)

 4/5

21.3

16.6

.0198

4.7 (1.1 to 8.3)

Number of Elixhauser diseases

 0–2

20.3

21.3

 − 1.0 (− 4.5 to 2.5)

 3–4

28.8

27.6

1.2 (− 2.7 to 5.2)

 5–6

21.4

23.8

 − 2.3 (− 6.0 to 1.3)

 7 + 

29.4

27.3

.4818

2.1 (− 1.9 to 6.1)

 Mean (SD)

5.2 (3.0)

5.0 (2.9)

.2502

0.2 (− 0.1 to 0.5)

Dementia

 Yes

39.7

46.4

.0024

 − 6.8 (− 11.1 to − 2.5)

Nursing care utilization

 Occasional in-kind benefits to relieve caring relatives

81.0

76.3

.0129

4.7 (1.3 to 8.2)

 Formal care

28.3

32.0

.0751

 − 3.7 (− 7.7 to 0.2)

 Respite care by a substitute

30.6

28.7

.3531

1.9 (− 2.2 to 5.9)

 Short-term care in an institution

9.9

11.3

.3060

 − 1.4 (− 4.1 to 1.2)

 Day or night care in an institution

6.3

7.9

.1683

 − 1.7 (− 3.8 to 0.5)

Medical care utilization

 Referral by a general practitioner to a medical specialist

89.0

83.7

.0014

5.3 (2.5 to 8.0)

 Hospital admission

46.3

43.0

.1325

3.3 (− 1.0 to 7.7)

Dental care utilization

 BEMA 1: conservative and surgical treatment and X-ray examinations

69.8

51.5

 < .0001

18.4 (14.3 to 22.4)

 BEMA 2: treatment of injuries of the viscerocranium (jaw fracture), jaw joint disorders (occlusal splints)

1.1

1.1

.9453

0.0 (− 0.9 to 1.0)

 BEMA 3: orthodontic treatment

0.9

0.1

.0022^a

0.8 (0.0 to 1.6)

 BEMA 4: systemic treatment of periodontal diseases

1.1

0.7

.2980^a

0.4 (− 0.5 to 1.3)

 BEMA 5: provision of dentures and crowns

24.3

20.4

.0317

3.9 (0.1 to 7.6)

 BEMA 1–5

70.0

51.6

 < .0001

18.4 (14.4 to 22.4)