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Table 2 Non-attenders to primary care during a 4 year period

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)

Total cohort

 

421,012

418,091

415,024

412,012

Total n (%)

 

54,093 (12.8)

21,264 (5.1)

10,391 (2.5)

6,217 (1.5)

Gender n (%*)

Male

31,074 (15.4)

12,606 (6.3)

6,418 (3.2)

3,733 (1.9)

Female

23,019 (10.5)

8,658 (4.0)

3,973 (1.9)

2,484 (1.2)

p Value

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

Age group in 2007 n (%*)

0–4

1,492 (4.9)

557 (1.8)

291 (1.0)

214 (0.7)

5–14

11,933 (17.2)

4,566 (6.6)

1,931 (2.8)

1,149 (1.7)

15–19

4,598 (20.1)

2,432 (10.6)

1,281 (5.6)

551 (2.4)

20–29

9,807 (17.3)

3,813 (6.7)

1,948 (3.4)

1,160 (2.0)

30–44

12,222 (16.7)

4,823 (6.6)

2,508 (3.4)

1,596 (2.2)

45–54

6,620 (12.1)

2,356 (4.3)

1,127 (2.1)

678 (1.2)

55–64

3,972 (7.8)

1,452 (2.9)

676 (1.4)

402 (0.8)

65–74

1,417 (4.4)

421 (1.4)

240 (0.8)

166 (0.6)

75+

2,032 (6.8)

844 (3.2)

389 (1.6)

301 (1.3)

 

p Value

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

Socioeconomic status n (%*)

Others

50,705 (13.8)

20,004 (5.5)

9,718 (2.7)

5,828 (1.6)

Low SES

3,388 (6.4)

1,260 (2.5)

673 (1.4)

389 (0.8)

Residence n (%*)

Large city**

17,998 (12.4)

7,235 (5.1)

3,910 (2.8)

2,546 (1.8)

Other cities

25,844 (11.9)

10,243 (4.5)

5,179 (2.3)

3,040 (1.4)

Rural

10,251 (22.4)

3,786 (8.3)

1,302 (2.8)

631 (1.4)

 

p Value

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

Country of birth n (%*)

Born in Israel

39,942 (14.6)

15,262 (5.6)

6,981 (2.5)

3,785 (1.3)

Year of immigration ≤1990

6,360 (7.2)

2,327 (2.8)

1,057 (1.3)

667 (0.8)

New Immigrants

7,791 (13.9)

3,675 (6.7)

2,353 (4.4)

1,765 (3.3)

p Value

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

Sum of chronic diseases

Mean (±sd)

0.24 (0.73)

0.18 (0.36)

0.16 (0.59)

0.17 (0.62)

Anxiety n (%*)

No

53,755 (13.1)

21,138 (5.2)

10,351 (2.6)

6,194 (1.6)

Yes

338 (3.2)

126 (1.2)

40 (0.4)

23 (0.2)

p Value

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

  1. *Percentage within group of that characteristic.
  2. **Large cities – ≥100,000 citizens.