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Table 2 HI indexes and relative risks a (RR) for probability of health care utilisation last 12 months. Men and women, 20 years and older

From: Socioeconomic inequalities in health care utilisation in Norway: the population-based HUNT3 survey

  

GP

 

Inpatient

 

Outpatient

 

Med. spec.

 
  

(n = 44755)

 

(n = 44755)

 

(n = 44755)

 

(n = 44755)

 
  

Coeff.

s.e.

Coeff.

s.e.

Coeff.

s.e.

Coeff.

s.e.

CI (actual)

 

−0.02

0.00

−0.07

0.01

0.00

0.00

−0.01

0.01

CI (need-predicted)

−0.02

0.00

−0.08

0.00

−0.04

0.00

−0.06

0.00

HI index

 

0.00

0.00

0.01

0.01

0.04

0.00

0.05

0.01

 

Mean

RR

s.e.

RR

s.e.

RR

s.e.

RR

s.e.

Primary edu

0.21

1.00

/

1.00

/

1.00

/

1.00

/

Secondary edu

0.53

1.01*

0.01

0.96

0.03

1.17**

0.04

1.18**

0.04

Tertiary edu

0.26

0.98*

0.01

0.96

0.04

1.43**

0.05

1.36**

0.05

Income q1

0.25

1.00

/

1.00

/

1.00

/

1.00

/

Income q2

0.25

1.02**

0.01

1.05

0.04

1.16**

0.03

1.03

0.03

Income q3

0.25

1.02**

0.01

1.01

0.04

1.19**

0.04

1.10**

0.04

Income q4

0.25

0.99

0.01

0.98

0.04

1.13**

0.04

1.09*

0.04

Female

0.54

1.00

/

1.00

/

1.00

/

1.00

/

Male

0.46

0.89**

0.00

0.88**

0.02

0.94**

0.02

0.91**

0.02

Age 20-39

0.22

1.00

/

1.00

/

1.00

/

1.00

/

Age 40-59

0.43

0.99

0.01

0.64**

0.02

1.13**

0.03

0.98

0.03

Age ≥ 60

0.34

1.06**

0.01

0.69**

0.03

1.03

0.04

1.02

0.04

Muni small

0.35

1.00

/

1.00

/

1.00

/

1.00

/

Muni large

0.44

1.04**

0.01

0.95

0.03

1.01

0.03

1.14**

0.03

Muni w/hospital

0.22

1.02*

0.01

1.01

0.04

1.02

0.03

1.10**

0.03

Very good halth

0.16

1.00

/

1.00

/

1.00

/

1.00

/

Good health

0.58

1.19**

0.01

1.33**

0.07

1.40**

0.06

1.30**

0.06

Poor health

0.24

1.28**

0.01

2.00**

0.11

1.88**

0.08

1.63**

0.08

Very poor health

0.01

1.28**

0.02

3.18**

0.25

2.32**

0.17

2.15**

0.17

No func impairment

0.59

1.00

/

1.00

/

1.00

/

1.00

/

Func impairment

0.41

1.08**

0.01

1.38**

0.05

1.39**

0.05

1.61**

0.05

Cancerb

0.05

1.06**

0.01

1.58**

0.07

1.67**

0.05

1.31**

0.05

Respiratory diseaseb,c

0.11

1.07**

0.01

1.16**

0.04

1.13**

0.04

1.12**

0.04

CVDb,c

0.09

1.09**

0.01

1.76**

0.06

1.16**

0.04

1.10**

0.04

Skin diseaseb,c

0.16

1.03**

0.01

0.99

0.03

1.09**

0.03

1.23**

0.03

Musculoskeletalb,c

0.21

1.03**

0.00

1.06

0.03

1.22**

0.03

1.23**

0.03

Diabetesb

0.04

1.10**

0.01

1.14*

0.06

1.26**

0.06

1.23**

0.06

Renal diseaseb

0.02

1.02

0.01

1.44**

0.08

1.22**

0.07

1.05

0.07

Epilepsyb

0.01

1.01

0.02

1.08

0.11

1.27**

0.11

1.26**

0.11

Strokeb

0.02

1.06**

0.01

1.55**

0.09

1.13**

0.06

1.02

0.06

  1. ** P < 0.01.
  2. * P < 0.05.
  3. Statistically significant concentration indexes and HI indexes in bold.
  4. a Risk ratios and HI indexes were adjusted for all variables in the table.
  5. b The reference for the disease-specific RRs is the absence of that or those diseases.
  6. c Respiratory disease: asthma, COPD, chronic bronchitis, emphysema. Cardiovascular disease: Angina pectoralis, myocardial infarction, heart failure, or other heart disease. Musculoskeletal: rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, osteoporosis, osteoarthritis, fibromyalgia. Skin: eczema or psoriasis.