Table 1.
Average number of contacts with the primary health care (PHC) per patient per year in Greenland stratified by age, gender, and place of residence.
| Age group | Females (n/N) |
Males (n/N) | p-value | Nuuk (n/N) | Rest of Greenland (n/N) | p-value | Total (n/N) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0–9 years | 5.6 (16,952/3,045) | 5.6 (18,188/3,236) | p = 0.372 | 6.9 (17,173/2,477) | 4.7 (17,967/3,804) | p <0.001 | 5.6 (35,140/6,281) |
| 10–19 years | 5.6 (16,123/2,862) | 3.9 (9,998/2,543) |
p <0.001 | 5.6 (11,929/2,122) | 4.3 (14,192/3,283) | p <0.001 | 4.8 (26,121/5,405) |
| 20–29 years | 8.4 (35,208/4,175) | 4.5 (14,001/3,081) | p <0.001 | 7.4 (24,622/3,312) | 6.2 (24,587/3,944) | p <0.001 | 6.8 (49,209/7,256) |
| 30–39 years | 9.0 (36,128/4,023) | 4.8 (14,662/3,066) | p <0.001 | 8.0 (26,732/3,323) | 6.4 (24,058/3,766) | p <0.001 | 7.2 (50,790/7,089) |
| 40–49 years | 8.7 (22,602/2,595) | 5.6 (13,352/2,397) | p <0.001 | 8.1 (18,017/2,231) | 6.5 (17,937/2,761) | p <0.001 | 7.2 (35,954/4,992) |
| 50–59 years | 9.7 (36,902/3,791) | 6.5 (22,990/3,525) | p <0.001 | 10.0 (28,356/2,823) | 7.0 (31,536/4,493) | p <0.001 | 8.2 (59,892/7,316) |
| 60–69 years | 9.9 (25,131/2,533) | 7.9 (21,961/2,781) | p <0.001 | 10.6 (21,166/1,988) | 7.8 (25,926/3,326) | p <0.001 | 8.9 (47,082/5,314) |
| 70–79 years | 11.4 (11,924/1,043) | 10.0 (11,494/1,153) | p <0.001 | 13.5 (8,048/595) |
9.6 (15,370/1,601) | p <0.001 | 10.7 (23,418/2,196) |
| 80–89 years | 12.3 (4,215/342) |
11.1 (2,974/269) |
p <0.001 | 15.4 (1,846/120) |
10.9 (5,343/491) |
p <0.001 | 11.8 (7,189/611) |
| 90+ years | 12.4 (510/41) |
8.5 (179/21) |
p <0.001 | 13.7 (288/21) |
9.8 (401/41) |
p <0.001 | 11.1 (689/62) |
| Total | 8.4 (205,695/ 24,450) |
5.9 (129,799/ 22,072) |
p <0.001 | 8.3 (158,177/ 19,012) |
6.4 (177,317/ 27,510) |
p <0.001 | 7.2 (335,494/ 46,522) |