Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of the total cohort, the multimorbid and non-multimorbid samples (adjusted for the German population 2004)
Total cohort | Multimorbid sample | Non-multimorbid sample | p* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of persons | 123,224 | 76,540 | 46,684 | |
% | 100.0% | 62.1% | 37.9% | |
Mean Age all (SD) | 74.1 (7.1) | 75.1 (7.2) | 72.5 (6.7) | < 0.001 |
Mean age men (SD) | 72.7 (6.4) | 73.7 (6.5) | 71.3 (5.9) | < 0.001 |
Mean age women (SD) | 75.1 (7.5) | 76.0 (7.5) | 73.4 (7.2) | < 0.001 |
Gender (% females) | 59.2% | 61.5% | 55.3% | < 0.001 |
Average number of chronic conditions (SD) | 3.9 (3.2) | 5.8 (2.6) | 0.8 (0.9) | < 0.001 |
Mean number men (SD) | 3.6 (3.1) | 5.7 (2.5) | 0.7 (0.8) | < 0.001 |
Mean number women (SD) | 4.1 (3.2) | 5.9 (2.6) | 0.8 (0.9) | < 0.001 |
Nursing care dependency all (% receiving services) | 19.1% | 23.2% | 12.3% | |
% males | 14.2% | 18.0% | 8.8% | < 0.001 |
% females | 22.4% | 26.5% | 15.1% | < 0.001 |