Table 4.
Incidence rate ratios and 95% confidence intervals of PC consultations in the immigrant vs. native population by PC health service and type of visit.
| Children | Adults | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRR1 | IRR2 | IRR1 | IRR2 | |
| PC health service | ||||
| Paediatrics | 0.73* (0.72 - 0.75) |
0.89* (0.87 - 0.91) |
--- | --- |
| Family medicine | --- | --- | 0.76* (0.75 - 0.77) |
1.03* (1.02 - 1.04) |
| Nursery | 0.99 (0.95 - 1.03) |
1.08* (1.03 - 1.12) |
0.45* (0.44 - 0.46) |
0.71* (0.68 - 0.73) |
| Diagnostic tests a | 1.33* (1.16 - 1.53) |
1.77* (1.53 - 2.04) |
0.92* (0.89 - 0.95) |
1.21* (1.17 - 1.25) |
| Total | 0.79* (0.78 - 0.81) |
0.94* (0.91 - 0.96) |
0.73* (0.72 - 0.74) |
1.00 (0.99 - 1.01) |
| Type of visit | ||||
| Demanded visit | 0.78* (0.77 - 0.80) |
0.95* (0.93 - 0.97) |
0.71* (0.70 - 0.72) |
0.97* (0.96 - 0.98) |
| Emergency visit | 0.56* (0.53 - 0.60) |
0.68* (0.64 - 0.72) |
0.90* (0.87 - 0.92) |
1.20* (1.17 - 1.23) |
| Programmed visit | 1.02 (0.97 - 1.06) |
1.10* (1.05 - 1.14) |
0.71* (0.69 - 0.72) |
0.98 (0.95 - 1,00) |
| Home visit | 0.25* (0.14 - 0.44) |
0.29* (0.16 - 0.52) |
0.26* (0.23 - 0.31) |
0.41* (0.35 - 0.47) |
* Statistically significant differences between natives and immigrants (p < 0.05)
Reference category: 'native'
IRR1: adjusted for age and sex
IRR2: adjusted for age, sex and case mix
a Diagnostic tests include those available in PC centres such as lab tests, ECGs, spirometry, ambulatory blood pressure monitoring, Holters, echography and glycaemia tests