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Table 3 Rate ratios for receiving a periodic health visit by primary care model, comorbidities, and socio-demographics

From: Periodic health visits by primary care practice model, a population-based study using health administrative data

N = 10,712,804

Number of Comorbidities

0

1

2+

Adjusted* rate ratios (95% Confidence Intervals)

Primary Care Model

 Enhanced Fee For Service

1.66 (1.63, 1.69)

1.68 (1.66, 1.70)

2.01 (2.00, 2.02)

 Primarily Capitation

1.13 (1.11, 1.15)

1.23 (1.21, 1.25)

1.29 (1.29, 1.30)

 Salaried Enrolment Model

0.79 (0.73, 0.86)

0.80 (0.75, 0.85)

0.84 (0.83, 0.86)

 Fee For Service

5.52 (5.40, 5.64)

1.28 (1.26, 1.30)

2.41 (2.40, 2.42)

 No Primary Care Physician

0.00 (0.00, 0.00)

0.00 (0.00, 0.00)

0.00 (0.00, 0.00)

 Family Health Team

(reference)

(reference)

(reference)

Age (years)

 20–44

(reference)

(reference)

(reference)

 45–64

1.45 (1.43, 1.47)

1.54 (1.52, 1.55)

1.46 (1.45, 1.46)

 65–74

1.30 (1.26, 1.34)

1.67 (1.64, 1.70)

1.67 (1.66, 1.68)

 75+

0.67 (0.64, 0.71)

1.09 (1.06, 1.12)

1.32 (1.31, 1.32)

Sex

 Female

1.11 (1.10, 1.13)

1.39 (1.38, 1.41)

1.26 (1.25, 1.26)

 Male

(reference)

(reference)

(reference)

Neighbourhood Income Quintile

 1 (lowest)

(reference)

(reference)

(reference)

 2

1.08 (1.06, 1.11)

1.10 (1.08, 1.12)

1.09 (1.08, 1.09)

 3

1.11 (1.09, 1.14)

1.14 (1.12, 1.16)

1.13 (1.12, 1.14)

 4

1.16 (1.14, 1.19)

1.22 (1.20, 1.24)

1.20 (1.19, 1.20)

 5 (highest)

1.20 (1.18, 1.23)

1.30 (1.28, 1.32)

1.25 (1.25, 1.26)

 Missing

0.92 (0.83, 1.02)

0.92 (0.84, 1.00)

0.93 (0.91, 0.95)

  1. *Adjusted for age, sex, and neighbourhood income quintile