From: Low rate of non-attenders to primary care providers in Israel - a retrospective longitudinal study
Did not visit during one year (2007) | Did not visit during 2 years (2007–2008) | Did not visit during 3 years (2007–2009) | Did not visit during 4 years (2007–2010) | ||
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Total cohort | 421,012 | 418,091 | 415,024 | 412,012 | |
Total n (%) | 39,247 (9.3) | 14,944 (3.6) | 7,713 (1.9) | 4,793 (1.2) | |
Sex n (%*) | Male | 24,453 (12.1) | 94,25 (4.7) | 49,39 (2.5) | 29,08 (1.5) |
Female | 14,794 (6.8) | 5,519 (2.6) | 2,774 (1.3) | 1,885 (0.9) | |
p Value | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | |
Age group in 2007 n (%*) | 0–4 | 1,265 (4.1) | 449 (1.5) | 253 (0.8) | 195 (0.6) |
5–14 | 9,408 (13.6) | 3,326 (4.8) | 1,485 (2.1) | 920 (1.3) | |
15–19 | 3,473 (15.2) | 1,765 (7.7) | 933 (4.1) | 403 (1.8) | |
20–29 | 6,721 (11.8) | 2,594 (4.6) | 1,386 (2.4) | 841 (1.5) | |
30–44 | 8,550 (11.6) | 3,326 (4.5) | 1,834 (2.5) | 1,217 (1.7) | |
45–54 | 4,816 (8.8) | 1,685 (3.1) | 848 (1.6) | 549 (1.0) | |
55–64 | 2,863 (5.6) | 1,034 (2.1) | 502 (1.0) | 312 (0.6) | |
65–74 | 917 (2.8) | 315 (1.0) | 202 (0.7) | 146 (0.5) | |
75+ | 1,234 (4.1) | 450 (1.7) | 270 (1.1) | 210 (0.9) | |
p Value | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | |
Socioeconomic status n (%*) | Others | 36,612 (9.9) | 13,978 (3.8) | 7,212 (2.0) | 4,502 (1.2) |
Low SES | 2,635 (5.0) | 966 (1.9) | 501 (1.0) | 291 (0.6) | |
p Value | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | |
Residence n (%*) | Large city** | 12,934 (8.9) | 4,987 (3.5) | 2,923 (2.1) | 1,977 (1.4) |
Other cities | 19,978 (8.7) | 7,757 (3.4) | 3,948 (1.7) | 2,388 (1.1) | |
Rural | 6,335 (13.9) | 2,200 (4.8) | 842 (1.8) | 428 (0.9) | |
p Value | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | |
Country of birth n (%*) | Born in Israel | 28,731 (10.5) | 10,413 (3.8) | 4,920 (1.8) | 2,722 (1.2) |
Year of immigration ≤1990 | 4,227 (4.8) | 1,497 (1.8) | 762 (0.9) | 496 (0.6) | |
New immigrants | 6,289 (11.2) | 2,734 (5.0) | 2,031 (3.7) | 1,575 (2.9) | |
p Value | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | |
Sum of chronic diseases | Mean (±sd) | 0.21 (0.68) | 0.15 (0.54) | 0.14 (0.54) | 0.15 (0.56) |
Anxiety n (%*) | No | 39,041 (9.5) | 14,874 (3.7) | 7,678 (1.9) | 4,773 (1.2) |
Yes | 206 (1.9) | 70 (0.7) | 35 (0.3) | 20 (0.2) | |
p Value | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 |