Table 3.
Level of urgency of out-of-hours GP care demands for people with ID and the general population
| Demands related to 448 out of 1448 people with ID | Demands related to 79 206 out of 431 134 from the remaining general population | |||
| n | % (CI) | n | % (CI) | |
| Overall demands | 1318 | 125 439 | ||
| Urgency | ||||
| Life threatening | 27 | 2.0 (1.4 to 3.0) | 3332 | 2.7 (2.6 to 2.7) |
| Acute | 120 | 9.1 (7.6 to 10.8) | 16 090 | 12.8 (12.6 to 13.0) |
| Urgent | 286 | 21.7 (19.5 to 24.0) | 42 729 | 34.1 (33.8 to 34.3) |
| Routine | 90 | 6.8 (5.6 to 8.4) | 19 432 | 15.5 (15.3 to 15.7) |
| Counselling and advice | 795 | 60.3 (57.6 to 63.0) | 43 856 | 35.0 (34.7 to 35.2) |
GP, general practitioner; ID, intellectual disability.