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Table 1 Number of GP visits among non-FAs and FAs in DCH (N = 54,849) at baseline in 1993–97

From: Determinants of frequent attendance in Danish general practice: a cohort-based cross-sectional study

 

Non-FAs

FAs

N = 48,623

N = 6,226

N

Mean (std)

N

Mean (std)

Gender

    

 Male

24,123

1.95 (1.95)

2,083

12.1 (7.90)

 Female

24,500

2.73 (2.05)

4,143

12.0 (6.67)

Age

    

 50–54

20,979

2.21 (1.99)

2,181

12.1 (7.14)

 55–59

15,022

2.39 (2.06)

2,006

12.2 (8.05)

 60–65

12,622

2.51 (2.09)

2,039

11.8 (6.00)

BMI

    

 Underweight (<18.5 kg/m2)

366

2.60 (2.06)

55

15.6 (15.0)

 Normal weight (18.5–24.9 kg/m2)

21,438

2.26 (1.99)

2,153

12.0 (7.49)

 Overweight (25–29.9 kg/m2)

20,301

2.31 (2.04)

2,582

11.8 (6.42)

 Obese (≥30 kg/m2)

6,518

2.70 (2.16)

1,436

12.3 (7.19)

Alcohol consumption

    

 Below the recommended weekly limit

28,518

2.38 (2.06)

4,052

12.4 (7.94)

 Above the recommended weekly limit

20,105

2.29 (2.02)

2,174

11.4 (5.17)

Smoking status

    

 Never

17,299

2.34 (2.03)

2,039

11.8 (6.77)

 Previous

13,992

2.37 (2.05)

1,834

11.9 (5.93)

 Current

17,332

2.32 (2.04)

2,353

12.3 (8.15)

Physical activity

    

 No leisure time physical activity

21,982

2.37 (2.08)

3,242

12.2 (7.59)

 Physically active in leisure time

26,641

2.32 (2.01)

2,984

11.8 (6.54)

Marital status

    

 Unmarried

2,880

2.18 (2.03)

393

12.4 (7.60)

 Divorced

7,913

2.50 (2.08)

1,331

12.4 (8.03)

 Widow/widower

2,562

2.69 (2.10)

455

12.3 (8.20)

 Married

35,268

2.30 (2.02)

4,047

11.8 (6.58)

Occupational status

    

 Unemployed

9,739

2.82 (2.15)

2,330

12.6 (8.07)

 Employed

38,884

2.22 (1.99)

3,896

11.7 (6.45)

Educational status

    

 No vocational training

6,638

2.72 (2.12)

1,466

12.4 (7.11)

 Higher education, <3 years

10,878

2.56 (2.07)

1,569

11.7 (5.39)

 Higher education, 3–4 years

19,845

2.32 (2.02)

2,278

12.0 (8.26)

 Higher education, >4 years

11,262

1.96 (1.93)

913

11.8 (6.54)

Urbanization

    

 Suburban

21,695

2.33 (2.03)

2,753

11.9 (7.12)

 Urban

26,928

2.36 (2.05)

3,473

12.1 (7.10)

Medical conditions

    

 Heart attack

877

3.22 (2.13)

244

13.3 (10.3)

 High cholesterol

3,284

3.02 (2.11)

801

12.1 (5.87)

 Angina pectoris

1,226

3.26 (2.13)

423

12.6 (8.02)

 Stroke

536

3.32 (2.13)

174

12.5 (5.84)

 Hypertension

6,758

3.37 (2.10)

2,152

12.3 (7.58)

 Diabetes

800

3.30 (2.20)

333

13.7 (10.6)

 Gallstones

2,065

2.95 (2.13)

559

12.4 (6.92)

 Intestinal polyps

1,619

2.70 (2.10)

300

12.4 (6.53)

 Mental illness

2,252

3.23 (2.12)

745

13.8 (10.9)

 History of cancer in the family

23,187

2.39 (2.06)

3,087

12.0 (6.48)

Oral contraceptives (OC) use

    

 Never

34,292

2.17 (2.01)

3,873

12.1 (7.27)

 Previous or current

14,331

2.76 (2.05)

2,353

11.9 (6.84)

Hormone therapy (HT)

    

 Never

38,279

2.15 (2.00)

3,984

11.9 (6.99)

 Previous or current user

10,344

3.05 (2.05)

2,242

12.3 (7.31)

Number of pregnancies

    

 0

26,293

2.00 (1.96)

2,392

12.1 (7.69)

 1 or more

22,330

2.75 (2.06)

3,834

12.0 (6.72)

  1. FAs frequent attenders, BMI body mass index