Table 1 Characteristics of study population and visits to primary care physicians and direct access consultants
From: Low rate of non-attenders to primary care providers in Israel - a retrospective longitudinal study
Characteristic | N (%) (unless stated otherwise) | |
|---|---|---|
N | 421,012 (100) | |
Gender | Male | 202,071 (48) |
Age (in yrs) | Mean (±SD) | 37.1 (23.7) |
Median | 35 | |
0-4 | 30,488 (7.2) | |
5-14 | 69,296 (16.5) | |
15-19 | 22,893 (5.4) | |
20-29 | 56,830 (13.5) | |
30-44 | 73,400 (17.4) | |
45-54 | 54,881 (13.0) | |
55-64 | 50,944 (12.1) | |
65-74 | 32,189 (7.6) | |
75+ | 30,091 (7.1) | |
Socioeconomic status | Others | 368,331 (87.5) |
Low SES | 52,681 (12.5) | |
Place of residence* | Large city (≥100,000 citizens) | 144,848 (34.4) |
Other city | 230,465 (54.8) | |
Rural | 45,699 (10.8) | |
Country of birth | Born in Israel | 277,426 (65.9) |
Year of immigration < 1990 | 90,150 (21.4) | |
New immigrants | 53,436 (12.7) | |
Chronic diseases (number) | Mean (±SD) | 0.72 (1.30) |
Anxiety | Yes | 10,598 (2.5) |
Number of visits in 2007 (Mean ± SD, median, 25%-75% interval) n = 421,012 | Primary care | 7.6 (8.7) (5, 2–10 |
Primary care & direct access consultants** | 9.5 (10.0) (6, 2–13) | |
Number of visits in 2008 (Mean ± SD, (median, 25%-75% interval) n = 418,091* | Primary care | 7.9 (8.8) (5, 2–10) |
Primary care & direct access consultants** | 9.8 (10.1) (7, 3–14) | |
Number of visits in 2009 (Mean ± SD, (median, 25%-75% interval) n = 415,024* | Primary care | 8.3 (8.9) (6, 2–10) |
Primary care & direct access consultants** | 10.2 (10.2) (7, 3–14) | |
Number of visits in 2010 (Mean ± SD, (median, 25%-75% interval) n = 412,012* | Primary care | 8.3 (9.0) (6, 2–10) |
Primary care & direct access consultants** | 10.2 (10.4) (7, 3–14) | |