0–10 years (n = 29,733) | 11–20 years (n = 29, 346) | 21–40 years (n = 24, 001) | 41–60 years (n = 25, 017) | 61–80 years (n = 38,275) | > 80 years (n = 14, 591) | Total (n = 160, 963) | |
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Medical specialist(s) consulted at least once during the study perioda | |||||||
GP | 6299 (21.2%) | 14,190 (48.4%) | 13,190 (55.0%) | 13,030 (52.1%) | 19,578 (51.2%) | 7993 (54.8%) | 74,280 (46.1%) |
ENT specialist | 11,803 (39.7%) | 14,596 (49.7%) | 11,900 (49.6%) | 14,232 (56.9%) | 23,412 (61.2%) | 7477 (51.2%) | 83,420 (51.8%) |
Pediatrician | 16,713 (56.2%) | 4946 (16.9%) | 27 (0.1%) | 26 (0.1%) | 54 (0.1%) | 35 (0.2%) | 21,801 (13.5%) |
Other specialist | 1853 (6.2%) | 2098 (7.1%) | 2188 (9.1%) | 2513 (10.0%) | 4470 (11.7%) | 1770 (12.1%) | 14,892 (9.3%) |
GP and ENT specialist consulted at least once | |||||||
During the study period | 2126 (7.2%) | 4839 (16.5%) | 3549 (14.8%) | 4766 (19.1%) | 8855 (23.1%) | 3015 (20.7%) | 27,150 (16.9%) |
During one quarter or two consecutive quarters | 1370 (4.6%) | 3855 (13.1%) | 3034 (12.6%) | 4270 (17.1%) | 7873 (20.6%) | 2716 (18.6%) | 23,118 (14.4%) |