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Table 7 Estimated class membership probability (Ï€)

From: Health care utilisation amongst older adults with sensory and cognitive impairments in Europe

 

Doctor visits

GP visits

Hospitalisations

Ï€=

high users

low users

low users

Age

−0.039***

0.001

0.065***

 

[0.006]

[0.006]

[0.017]

Married

−0.104

−0.047

0.229

 

[0.103]

[0.099]

[0.252]

Employed

−0.272**

0.083

0.389

 

[0.133]

[0.128]

[0.297]

ln(Income_ppp)

−0.105**

0.150***

−0.015

 

[0.043]

[0.038]

[0.081]

Present smoker

0.203*

−0.203*

−0.773***

 

[0.118]

[0.113]

[0.275]

Regular alcohol consumption

0.042

0.134

−0.131

 

[0.095]

[0.091]

[0.213]

Regular physical activity

−0.205*

0.265**

−0.037

 

[0.113]

[0.106]

[0.244]

ADL scale

0.273**

−0.263***

−0.188

 

[0.110]

[0.101]

[0.182]

No. of chronic diseases

0.569***

−0.651***

−0.509***

 

[0.044]

[0.045]

[0.078]

Cognitive impairment

0.664***

−0.851***

−0.356

 

[0.120]

[0.108]

[0.241]

Sensory impairment

0.330***

−0.151

−0.224

 

[0.107]

[0.100]

[0.225]

Constant

2.313***

−0.128

−1.54

 

[0.598]

[0.544]

[1.423]

  1. Variables are individual averages over the observed panel. *p < 0.10, **p < 0.05, ***p < 0.01