Table 7.
Prevalence of entitlement to specially reimbursed medication for any disease and for selected chronic diseases
| Subset | True | Crude § | 95% CI * | SW # | 95% CI | IPW † | 95% CI * | DR ‡ | 95% CI * | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes | |||||||||||||
| Continental Finland | 6 | 7.6 | 6.5 | 8.7 | 6.6 | 5.6 | 7.6 | 6.2 | 5.2 | 7.2 | 6.4 | 5.6 | 7.1 |
| Turku | 4.6 | 6.7 | 6 | 7.5 | 5.9 | 5.1 | 6.7 | 5.4 | 4.6 | 6.2 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 5.8 |
| Kainuu | 6.6 | 8.9 | 8 | 9.7 | 7.3 | 6.5 | 8.1 | 6.8 | 6 | 7.5 | 6.7 | 6.2 | 7.3 |
| Southern Oulu region | 6.9 | 9.3 | 7.7 | 10.8 | 7.5 | 6.2 | 8.8 | 6.5 | 5.4 | 7.7 | 6.8 | 5.9 | 7.6 |
| Oulu region | 4.4 | 5.8 | 4.9 | 6.8 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 5.8 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 5 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 5 |
| Men | 6.7 | 7.2 | 6.6 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 6.7 | 9.8 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 5.7 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 7.8 |
| Women | 5.3 | 8.2 | 7.5 | 8.8 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 6.4 | 5.6 | 5 | 6.2 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 5.6 |
| Age group 20-54 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 2.2 | 4.1 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 4.1 |
| Age group 55-74 | 10.2 | 9.6 | 8.8 | 10.4 | 8.8 | 7 | 10.6 | 9.3 | 8.3 | 10.2 | 9.2 | 8.5 | 9.8 |
| Age group 75-99 | 14.4 | 14.5 | 13.3 | 15.7 | 14.3 | 11.6 | 17.1 | 14 | 12.6 | 15.3 | 14.3 | 13.4 | 15.2 |
| Other neurological diseases | |||||||||||||
| Continental Finland | 2.2 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 3.1 | 2 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 2 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 2 | 1.6 | 2.5 |
| Turku | 2 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.9 |
| Kainuu | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 3 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.9 |
| Southern Oulu region | 2.3 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 2 | 1.5 | 2.5 |
| Oulu region | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 2.8 |
| Men | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 3.4 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.5 |
| Women | 1.9 | 2.4 | 2 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 1 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 2.1 |
| Age group 20-54 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.8 |
| Age group 55-74 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 3 | 1.9 | 1 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 2.2 |
| Age group 75-99 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 5.3 | 3.5 | 7 | 4 | 3.2 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 5.8 |
| Psychosis | |||||||||||||
| Continental Finland | 2.2 | 2 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 2 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 3.2 |
| Turku | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1 | 1.5 |
| Kainuu | 2.7 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 3.1 |
| Southern Oulu region | 2.8 | 2 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 2 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 2.5 |
| Oulu region | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 1 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 1 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 1 | 0.7 | 1.3 |
| Men | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 2 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 3.3 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 3.3 |
| Women | 2.3 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 2 | 1.7 | 1 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.8 |
| Age group 20-54 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.4 |
| Age group 55-74 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 3 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2 | 2.7 |
| Age group 75-99 | 3.1 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 3 | 2 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 2.5 |
| Any entitlement to reimbursed medication | |||||||||||||
| Continental Finland | 31 | 40.9 | 38.9 | 42.9 | 35.8 | 33.9 | 37.8 | 32.7 | 30.7 | 34.7 | 32.9 | 31.5 | 34.3 |
| Turku | 26.3 | 35 | 33.5 | 36.4 | 31.8 | 30 | 33.5 | 27.8 | 26.1 | 29.4 | 27.8 | 26.9 | 28.7 |
| Kainuu | 39 | 49.7 | 48.2 | 51.1 | 43.5 | 41.9 | 45.1 | 40.6 | 39.1 | 42.2 | 40.1 | 39 | 41.1 |
| Southern Oulu region | 39.1 | 48.3 | 45.7 | 50.9 | 43 | 40.4 | 45.7 | 38.7 | 36.1 | 41.3 | 39.3 | 37.5 | 41.1 |
| Oulu region | 29.8 | 37.5 | 35.5 | 39.5 | 33.3 | 31.4 | 35.3 | 29 | 27.1 | 30.9 | 29.8 | 28.6 | 31 |
| Men | 29.6 | 41.9 | 40.7 | 43 | 38.3 | 35.5 | 41.1 | 31 | 29.7 | 32.3 | 32.7 | 31.9 | 33.5 |
| Women | 32.2 | 42.6 | 41.4 | 43.7 | 34.1 | 31.8 | 36.4 | 32 | 30.7 | 33.3 | 32.7 | 31.9 | 33.4 |
| Age group 20-54 | 15.5 | 19 | 18 | 19.9 | 18.5 | 16.3 | 20.6 | 17.1 | 16 | 18.2 | 19.1 | 18.4 | 19.7 |
| Age group 55-74 | 48.9 | 50 | 48.7 | 51.4 | 48.1 | 44.8 | 51.4 | 49.6 | 47.9 | 51.2 | 49.2 | 48.1 | 50.3 |
| Age group 75-99 | 75.3 | 74.5 | 73 | 76 | 74.6 | 71.1 | 78 | 74.5 | 72.8 | 76.3 | 74.6 | 73.5 | 75.8 |
*95% confidence intervals (CI).
§Crude prevalences are based on participants without weighting.
#Sampling weighted (SW) prevalence estimates are based on participants and sampling probabilities.
†Inverse probability weighted (IPW) prevalence estimates are corrected for the nonresponse.
‡Doubly robust (DR) prevalence estimates are corrected for the nonresponse.
True prevalences based on the full sample and sampling probabilities, and corresponding estimates based on participants and different statistical methods to account for missing data in continental Finland and in different subgroups.