Table II.
Odds ratios for the number of people per 1000 inhabitants who had an appointment with a physician in the health care system adjusted by sociodemographic characteristics at the different health care settings.
| Demographic characteristic | Primary care | Hospital outpatient | Hospital inpatient | Emergency department | Home care | University hosp. outpatient | University hosp. inpatient |
| Age (years) | |||||||
| <5 | 2.66 (2.55–2.79)*** | 0.95 (0.91–0.99)* | 1.23 (1.15–1.33)*** | 2.27 (2.13–2.39)*** | 3.76 (3.47–4.08)*** | 0.63 (0.51–0.77)*** | 0.78 (0.58–1.10) |
| 5–17 | 0.78 (0.76–0.81)*** | 0.76 (0.73–0.79)*** | 0.49 (0.46–0.52)*** | 1.31 (1.25–1.36)*** | 0.19 (0.17–0.22)*** | 0.68 (0.59–0.78)*** | 0.51 (0.39–0.66)*** |
| 18–24 | 0.74 (0.71–0.77)*** | 0.71 (0.68–0.74)*** | 0.93 (0.86–0.99)* | 1.38 (1.31–1.45)*** | 0.25 (0.21–0.29)*** | 1.27 (1.10–1.46)*** | 0.54 (0.39–0.74)*** |
| 25–44 | 0.79 (0.77–0.81)*** | 0.71 (0.69–0.73)*** | 1.37 (1.31–1.43)*** | 1.04 (1.00–1.07)* | 0.46 (0.42–0.50)*** | 0.83 (0.75–0.92)*** | 0.51 (0.42–0.62)*** |
| 45–64 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ≥65 | 1.92 (1.87–1.97)*** | 1.75 (1.70–1.79)*** | 2.54 (2.45–2.64)*** | 1.75 (1.69–1.80)*** | 7.85 (7.42–8.31)*** | 1.08 (0.98–1.18) | 1.21 (1.04–1.40)* |
| Sex | |||||||
| Male | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Female | 1.50 (1.48–1.53)*** | 1.23 (1.20–1.25)*** | 1.19 (1.16–1.23)*** | 0.94 (0.92–0.96)*** | 1.27 (1.23–1.32)*** | 0.99 (0.93–1.06) | 1.09 (0.97–1.23) |
| Marital status | |||||||
| Unmarried | 0.83 (0.81–0.85)*** | 0.88 (0.86–0.91)*** | 0.99 (0.95–1.03) | 1.00 (0.98–1.04) | 1.99 (1.87–2.11)*** | 0.85 (0.77–0.94)** | 0.81 (0.68–0.96)* |
| Married | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Divorced | 1.07 (1.04–1.10)*** | 1.07 (1.03–1.10)*** | 1.21 (1.16–1.27)*** | 1.32 (1.27–1.37)*** | 1.52 (1.43–1.62)*** | 1.02 (0.91–1.14) | 1.22 (1.02–1.46)* |
| Widowed | 1.07 (1.03–1.12)*** | 0.98 (0.94–1.01) | 1.41 (1.35–1.48)*** | 1.47 (1.41–1.54)*** | 3.15 (2.99–3.30)*** | 0.67 (0.57–0.78)*** | 0.73 (0.58–0.93)** |
| Country of birth | |||||||
| Sweden | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Other Nordic | 0.86 (0.78–0.94)*** | 0.99 (0.90–1.09) | 1.24 (1.08–1.43)** | 1.06 (0.95–1.19) | 0.77 (0.61–0.99)* | 1.17 (0.84–1.64) | 1.20 (0.68–2.12) |
| Other Europe | 0.62 (0.54–0.70)*** | 0.74 (0.64–0.87)*** | 0.71 (0.55–0.91)** | 0.74 (0.62–0.89)** | 0.93 (0.62–1.38) | 1.04 (0.64–1.71) | 0.72 (0.23–2.24) |
| Non-Europe | 0.88 (0.83–0.93)*** | 1.12 (1.05–1.20)*** | 1.28 (1.16–1.40)*** | 1.02 (0.95–1.10) | 1.92 (1.64–2.23)*** | 0.58 (0.43–0.79)*** | 0.89 (0.54–1.47) |
| Residence location | |||||||
| Urban | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Rural | 1.07 (1.05–1.09)*** | 0.94 (0.92–0.95)*** | 1.02 (0.99–1.06) | 0.80 (0.79–0.82)*** | 1.23 (1.18–1.28)*** | 0.93 (0.86–0.99)* | 0.97 (0.86–1.10) |
| Primary care provider's funding | |||||||
| County | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Contractor | 1.20 (1.17–1.22)*** | 0.87 (0.85–0.89)*** | 0.99 (0.95–1.03) | 1.02 (0.99–1.05) | 0.97 (0.93–1.02) | 0.54 (0.49–0.61)*** | 0.65 (0.55–0.78)*** |
Notes: *p<0.05; **p<0.01; ***p<0.001.