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 (%) | 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 |