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Table 5 Odds Ratio for exacerbation in chronic disease as RFE at the OOH Primary Care Service according to frequency in daytime GP contacts during 30 days prior to the index contact

From: Daytime use of general practice and use of the Out-of-Hours Primary Care Service for patients with chronic disease: a cohort study

   

Odds Ratio (95%CI

  

Contacts to GP

N (%)

 

Crude

Adjusted1

Adjusted2

Heart disease

152

(100%)

      

No GP contacts

37

(19.4%)

1

 

1

 

1

 

1-2 GP contacts

90

(59.4%)

2.19

(1.08;4.46)

2.22

(1.08;4.59)

2.21

(1.47;3.83)

>2 GP contacts

25

(21.2%)

1.41

(0.59;3.41)

1.56

(1.29;3.71)

1.54

(0.51;4.64)

Lung disease

83

(100%)

      

No GP contacts

28

(24.6%)

1

 

1

 

1

 

1-2 GP contacts

41

(52.9%)

2.82

(1.16;6.85)

2.81

(1.15;6.91)

3.20

(1.42;7.17)

>2 GP contacts

14

(22.4%)

1.34

(0.42;4.26)

1.34

(0.42;4.25)

1.49

(1.08;2.05)

Diabetes

381

(100%)

      

No GP contacts

109

(24.0%)

1

 

1

 

1

 

1-2 GP contacts

197

(53.1%)

1.60

(1.06;2.43)

1.55

(1.03;2.36)

1.51

(0.99;2.30)

>2 GP contacts

75

(22.9%)

1.74

(1.02;2.94)

1.56

(0.90;2.70)

1.54

(0.89;2.68)

Psychiatric disease

131

(100%)

      

No GP contacts

57

(38.7%)

1

 

1

 

1

 

1-2 GP contacts

49

(37.3%)

0.99

(0.49;1.99)

0.96

(0.48;1.97)

0.98

(0.48;2.01)

>2 GP contacts

25

(24.0%)

2.38

(0.99;5.71)

2.09

(0.99;5.14)

2.15

(1.00;5.39)

Cancer

336

(100%)

      

No GP contacts

103

(23.9%)

1

 

1

 

1

 

1-2 GP contacts

170

(52.6%)

1.65

(1.07;2.54)

1.61

(1.04;2.50)

1.56

(1.01;2.43)

>2 GP contacts

63

(22.2%)

2.39

(1.37;4.16)

2.19

(1.22;3.94)

2.17

(1.20;3.91)

2 + diagnose

205

(100%)

      

No GP contacts

58

(25.4%)

1

 

1

 

1

 

1-2 GP contacts

104

(52.8%)

1.53

(0.82;2.83)

1.51

(0.82;2.78)

1.49

(0.81;2.76)

>2 GP contacts

43

(21.8%)

1.78

(0.84;3.75)

1.63

(0.75;3.54)

1.63

(0.75;3.56)

Annual follow-up

  

Crude

Adjusted 1

Adjusted 2

 

Heart disease

152

(100%)

      

No annual follow-up

120

(81.2%)

1

 

1

 

1

 

Annual follow-up

32

(18.8%)

0.82

(0.39;1.73)

0.84

(0.40;1.78)

0.83

(0.39;1.75)

Lung disease

83

(100%)

      

No annual follow-up

71

(80.7%)

1

 

1

 

1

 

Annual follow-up

12

(19.3%)

0.71

(0.21;2.41)

0.70

(0.20;2.48)

0.68

(0.19;2.43)

Diabetes

381

(100%)

      

No annual follow-up

284

(73.2%)

1

 

1

 

1

 

Annual follow-up

97

(26.8%)

1.07

(0.71;1.62)

1.0

(0.65;1.51)

0.98

(0.66;1.55)

Psychiatric disease

131

(100%)

      

No annual follow-up

115

(88.0%)

1

 

1

 

1

 

Annual follow-up

16

(12.0%)

0.59

(0.20;1.74)

0.48

(0.17;1.40)

0.42

(0.14;1.25)

Cancer

336

(100%)

      

No annual follow-up

280

(82.8%)

1

 

1

 

1

 

Annual follow-up

56

(17.2%)

1.00

(0.58;1.71)

0.92

(0.53;1.58)

0.91

(0.52;1.58)

2 + diagnose

205

(100%)

      

No annual follow-up

154

(78.9%)

1

 

1

 

1

 

Annual follow-up

51

(21.1%)

0.83

(0.62;1.12)

0.63

(0.34;1.17)

0.61

(0.33;1.13)

  1. 1Adjusted for gender and age.
  2. 2Ajusted for contact type in the LV-KOS.