Table 4 Risk factors for chronic conditions in multivariate modelling using logistic regression

Gender

 Women

1.39

1.38-1.41

0.89

0.88-0.90

Age groups

 18-29

1.00

1.00

 30-39

1.50

1.48-1.53

2.16

2.07-2.24

 40-49

1.65

1.62-1.67

4.20

4.05-4.36

 50-59

2.27

2.23-2.31

8.85

8.55-9.16

 60-69

3.95

3.89-4.02

17.20

16.62-17.79

 70-79

7.79

7.62-7.97

34.44

33.24-35.68

 >79

8.73

8.50-8.97

60.80

58.61-63.07

Language area

 German

1.00

1.00

 French

1.25

1.23-1.26

0.87

0.85-0.88

 Italian

1.11

1.09-1.14

0.84

0.82-0.86

 Rhaeto-Romanic

0.82

0.74-0.90

0.77

0.67-0.88

Insurance plan

Managed care

1.001

0.99-1.01

0.92

0.91-0.93

 Deductible class (> 500 Swiss francs/year)

0.25

0.25-0.25

0.36

0.35-0.36

 Accident coverage

1.06

1.05-1.07

1.15

1.13-1.16

Cardiovascular risk factors

 Diabetes

4.23

4.11-4.34

 Hyperlipidemia

6.79

6.67-6.92

Nagelkerke R2

0.28

0.52