Table 2.
Summary for the average number of primary care consultations and hospital admissions per year in the OA and non-OA groupsa
| Group | Primary care consultations per year after index date | Hospital admissions per year after index date | ||
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| Median (IQR) | Mean (SD) | Median (IQR) | Mean (SD) | |
| OA (n = 221 807) | 10.91 (4.66–21.96) | 16.86 (20.04) | 0 (0–0.19) | 0.25 (1.70) |
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| Non-OA (n = 221 807) | 9.43 (3.64–20.35) | 16.13 (21.22) | 0 (0–0.09) | 0.18 (1.09) |
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| Site of OA | ||||
| Knee (n = 54 841) | 12.15 (5.34–23.93) | 18.45 (21.98) | 0 (0–0.20) | 0.25 (1.38) |
| Hip (n = 25 091) | 12.38 (5.59–24.31) | 18.72 (21.97) | 0 (0–0.22) | 0.25 (1.58) |
| Ankle/foot (n = 5311) | 11.66 (5.11–23.56) | 18.12 (22.16) | 0 (0–0.17) | 0.23 (0.67) |
| Wrist/hand (n = 13 255) | 10.46 (4.46–20.86) | 16.28 (20.18) | 0 (0–0.14) | 0.19 (0.68) |
| Unspecified (n = 158 620) | 11.55 (5.02–22.79) | 17.48 (20.40) | 0 (0–0.19) | 0.27 (1.93) |
a
See Supplementary Table S3 for an expanded version of this table. IQR = interquartile range. OA = osteoarthritis. SD = standard deviation.