Differences in health care utilisation between elderly from ethnic minorities and ethnic Dutch elderly

Table 2 The unadjusted proportions of insured individuals receiving different health care services (2010)

	Moroccan N = 14,490	Turkish N = 10,316	Surinamese N = 8,619	Moluccan N = 1,064	Dutch N = 33,725	p-value
GP services (%)²	88.4¹	90.4¹	87.3¹	79.9¹	82.7	<0.0001
Receipt of prescriptions (%)³	92.2¹	94.1¹	89.8¹	80.2¹	85.4	<0.0001
Physical therapy (%)⁴	29.5¹	30.9	33.4¹	25.2¹	30.7	<0.0001
Hospital services (%)⁵	60.1	63.6¹	65.3¹	48.5¹	59.8	<0.0001
Medical aids (%)⁶	36.8¹	38.8¹	42.8¹	28.5¹	34.7	<0.0001

¹Proportion differs significantly from that of the ethnic Dutch population (p < 0.05).
²Health services provided by general practitioners (GPs) and practice nurses in primary care.
³All medications dispensed by pharmacies (drugs dispensed by hospital pharmacies are not included).
⁴Health services provided by physical therapists.
⁵Hospital admissions and diagnostic and therapeutic services provided in hospitals.
⁶Medical aids prescribed to treat a disorder or to help with a limitation (except medical aids provided while admitted or medical specialist treatment related to admission or treatment).

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