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Table 1 Service volume by personal characteristics in 1999/2000 and 2017/8, urban. Mean (SD)

From: Do changes in primary care service use over time differ by neighbourhood income? Population-based longitudinal study in British Columbia, Canada

 

Primary care visits per person

Continuity of care

(MMCI – people with 3+ visits)

ED visits per person

Specialist referrals per person

Prescriptions dispensed (ATC 4th level) per person

Year

1999/2000

2017/8

1999/2000

2017/8

1999/2000

2017/8

1999/2000

2017/8

1999/2000

2017/8

15% BC urban population

4.7 (5.6)

3.9 (4.8)

73.7 (27.1)

72.4 (28.2)

0.29 (0.94)

0.36 (1.12)

0.23 (0.55)

0.16 (0.49)

2.6 (3.4)

3.2 (4.2)

Neighborhood income quintile

  1 (lowest)

5.2 (6.2)

4.0 (5.1)

75.2 (26.2)

72.6 (28.2)

0.35 (1.23)

0.45 (1.38)

0.23 (0.56)

0.14 (0.45)

2.9 (3.8)

3.4 (4.6)

  2

4.9 (5.7)

4.0 (4.9)

74.0 (26.8)

73.3 (27.8)

0.30 (0.91)

0.37 (1.11)

0.23 (0.55)

0.15 (0.47)

2.6 (3.5)

3.3 (4.3)

  3

4.7 (5.6)

3.8 (4.7)

73.3 (27.3)

72.3 (28.2)

0.29 (0.96)

0.36 (1.12)

0.23 (0.54)

0.16 (0.48)

2.5 (3.3)

3.1 (4.2)

  4

4.4 (5.1)

3.8 (4.6)

72.5 (27.7)

71.6 (28.4)

0.26 (0.77)

0.32 (0.96)

0.23 (0.54)

0.17 (0.50)

2.4 (3.1)

3.1 (4.0)

  5 (highest)

4.2 (5.0)

3.7 (4.6)

73.0 (27.4)

72.0 (28.3)

0.25 (0.75)

0.31 (0.96)

0.24 (0.56)

0.19 (0.54)

2.4 (3.2)

3.1 (3.9)

Sex/gender

  F

5.4 (5.9)

4.4 (5.1)

73.9 (26.2)

71.9 (27.8)

0.29 (0.92)

0.37 (1.12)

0.26 (0.59)

0.18 (0.51)

3.0 (3.7)

3.5 (4.3)

  M

3.8 (5.1)

3.3 (4.4)

73.3 (28.2)

73.0 (28.7)

0.29 (0.97)

0.36 (1.12)

0.20 (0.51)

0.15 (0.46)

2.1 (3.1)

2.8 (4.0)

Age (years)

  0-19

3.2 (3.8)

2.2 (2.9)

60.9 (30.2)

60.3 (31.3)

0.31 (0.77)

0.32 (0.85)

0.12 (0.38)

0.08 (0.30)

1.3 (1.7)

1.1 (1.7)

  20-39

4.3 (5.4)

3.0 (4.1)

68.1 (28.1)

61.4 (30.8)

0.28 (0.93)

0.34 (1.16)

0.19 (0.49)

0.09 (0.35)

2.0 (2.6)

2.0 (2.8)

  40-59

4.7 (5.7)

3.9 (4.6)

78.1 (24.0)

73.8 (26.8)

0.22 (1.00)

0.31 (1.06)

0.27 (0.59)

0.17 (0.49)

2.8 (3.3)

3.3 (3.9)

  60-79

7.2 (6.8)

5.8 (5.6)

86.1 (18.1)

82.0 (21.7)

0.33 (1.02)

0.41 (1.22)

0.42 (0.73)

0.31 (0.68)

5.0 (4.6)

5.8 (5.2)

  80+

8.4 (7.5)

8.0 (7.3)

88.3 (16.0)

86.3 (17.8)

0.68 (1.36)

0.83 (1.65)

0.37 (0.69)

0.33 (0.70)

6.6 (5.5)

8.4 (6.2)

Charlson index

  0

3.9 (4.7)

2.9 (3.8)

71.7 (28.0)

68.7 (29.7)

0.22 (0.78)

0.26 (0.85)

0.18 (0.48)

0.11 (0.39)

2.0 (2.6)

2.1 (2.8)

  1

8.3 (7.0)

6.7 (5.6)

77.5 (24.0)

77.4 (25.1)

0.52 (1.28)

0.53 (1.35)

0.42 (0.72)

0.30 (0.65)

5.2 (4.2)

6.4 (4.7)

  2

10.0 (8.4)

7.7 (6.2)

84.4 (18.3)

80.2 (22.5)

0.75 (1.67)

0.69 (1.65)

0.64 (0.87)

0.41 (0.76)

7.0 (5.4)

7.3 (5.6)

  3+

11.8 (9.9)

10.0 (7.9)

86.3 (16.3)

84.5 (18.6)

1.44 (2.20)

1.46 (2.63)

0.72 (0.94)

0.52 (0.90)

9.5 (6.6)

11.1 (6.9)