Table 1 Utilization of gastroscopy (two tests or more) according to patient and physician’s characteristics
Variable | ≥2 gastroscopies N = 11,261 | 0–1 gastroscopies N = 63,958 | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex, female | 6570 (58.3) | 36,363 (56.9) | 0.003 |
Age, years | Df = 5 | trend < 0.001 | |
19–34 | 713 (6.3) | 10,081 (15.8) | < 0.001 |
35–44 | 1250 (11.1) | 11,541 (18.0) | |
45–54 | 2384 (21.2) | 12,850 (20.1) | |
55–64 | 3231 (28.7) | 13,744 (21.5) | |
65–74 | 2534 (22.5) | 10,038 (15.7) | |
75+ | 1149 (10.2) | 5704 (8.9) | |
Country of birth | Df = 4 | < 0.001 | |
Israel | 5701 (50.6) | 40,163 (62.8) | |
Former Soviet Union | 3782 (33.6) | 13,893 (21.7) | |
Asia/North Africa | 614 (5.5) | 3325 (5.2) | |
Europe/Americas | 806 (7.2) | 4701 (7.4) | |
Other/ unknown | 358 (3.2) | 1876 (2.9) | |
Residential district | Df = 5 | < 0.001 | |
Center | 3000 (26.7) | 20,866 (32.7) | |
Jerusalem | 735 (6.5) | 2561 (4.0) | |
North | 1051 (9.4) | 4827 (7.6) | |
Haifa | 1209 (10.8) | 5582 (8.8) | |
Tel Aviv | 2152 (19.2) | 20,344 (31.9) | |
South | 2798 (24.9) | 8183 (12.8) | |
SES of place of residence | < 0.001 | ||
Middle/High (5–10) | 8671 (80.8) | 51,196 (84.3) | |
Low (1–4) | 2067 (19.2) | 9552 (15.7) | |
Background diseases | |||
Heart disease | 2391 (21.2) | 9665 (15.1) | < 0.001 |
Hypertension | 5313 (47.2) | 21,935 (34.3) | < 0.001 |
Diabetes | 2151 (19.1) | 8144 (12.7) | < 0.001 |
Number of PPIs purchases | < 0.001 | ||
Low (0–8) | 3459 (30.7) | 35,575 (55.6) | |
High (9+) | 7802 (69.3) | 28,383 (44.4) | |
Primary care physician board certification | Df = 3 | < 0.001 | |
Family medicine | 2961 (26.3) | 18,377 (28.7) | |
None | 4562 (40.5) | 23,652 (37.0) | |
Internal medicine | 2702 (24.0) | 15,382 (24.1) | |
Other | 1034 (9.2) | 6543 (10.2) | |
Board certification of the clinic physician-manager | Df = 4 | < 0.001 | |
Family medicine | 1700 (15.1) | 10,130 (15.9) | |
None | 1400 (12.5) | 4725 (7.4) | |
Internal medicine | 1189 (10.6) | 7452 (11.7) | |
Medical director | 4440 (39.6) | 26,189 (41.1) | |
Other | 2493 (22.2) | 15,250 (23.9) | |
Primary care physician seniority | 0.001 | ||
Low (0–8 years) | 5830 (51.8) | 31,984 (50.0) | |
High (9–43 years) | 5429 (48.2) | 31,970 (50.0) | |