Table 3 Groups of diseases causing the need for home care

N = 198

N = 261

Diseases of the CNS

n = 133 (67.2%)

n = 165 (63.2%)

*ICD 10: F00, F01, G20, G30, G31, G35, G46, G80, G81, G83, I61, I63, I64, T90

(unpaired p = 0.83, paired p = 0.22, combination p = 0.18)

Diseases of joints and vertebra†

n = 84 (42.4%)

n = 168 (64.9%)

*ICD 10: M05, M06, M15, M16, M17, M42, M47, M51, M53, M80

(unpaired p = 0.03, paired p = 0.08, combination p = 0.002)

Diseases of the cardiovascular system

n = 78 (39.4%)

n = 102 (39.2%)

*ICD 10: I08, I11, I20, I25, I42, I50, J42, J43, J45

(unpaired p = 0.75, paired p = 0.94, combination p = 0.7)

Metabolic diseases‡

n = 30 (15.2%)

n = 60 (23.0%)

*ICD 10: E10, E11, K71, K74, N18

(unpaired p = 0.59, paired p = 0.03, combination p = 0.019)

Other diseases

n = 64 (32.2%)

n = 63 (24.2%)

*ICD10: C00–C97, E41, E64, H54, H80

(unpaired p = 0.34, paired p = 0.69, combination p = 0.23)