Table 3.

Mean number of consultations (healthcare use) at each time point of the study for all participants, by sex

All participants (n=845)	Baseline (n=845)	36 months (n=485)	60 months (n=344)	P value
	Mean (SD)
All consultations	10.4 (7.7)	11.4 (8.3)	13.3 (13.6)	<0.001
Primary care consultations	9.8 (7.5)	10.6 (7.8)	–*	0.064
GP	5.9 (4.8)	6.5 (5.9)	7.5 (6.5)	<0.001
GP out of hours service	0.1 (0.5)	0.2 (0.8)	–*	0.575
Practice nurse/practitioner/HCA†	2.8 (3.0)	2.6 (3.0)	–*	0.634
Community nurse†	1.0 (3.9)	1.1 (3.0)	–*	0.823
Clerical	0.3 (0.7)	0.3 (1.6)	5.8 (10.7)	<0.001
Pharmacist/pharmacy technician	0.1 (0.3)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.3)	0.693
All other consults	0.2 (0.7)	0.5 (1.1)	0.0 (0.5)	<0.001
Inpatient	3.6 (15.3)	4.6 (14.0)	7.4 (18.6)	0.071
Day patient	0.2 (0.9)	0.2 (0.6)	0.1 (0.4)	0.027
Outpatient	0.6 (1.8)	0.6 (1.2)	0.6 (1.9)	0.974
A&E‡	0.1 (0.3)	0.1 (0.4)	0.1 (0.4)	0.500

Participants alive at 60 months (n=344)	(n=344)	(n=344)	(n=344)
All consultations	9.9 (6.6)	10.8 (8.1)	13.3 (13.6)	<0.001
Primary care consultations	9.4 (6.5)	10.0 (7.5)	–*	0.281
GP	5.7 (4.5)	6.2 (6.0)	7.5 (6.5)	<0.001
GP out of hours service*	0.1 (0.3)	0.2 (0.9)	–*	0.118
Practice nurse/practitioner/HCA*	3.2 (3.3)	2.8 (2.9)	–*	0.161
Community nurse*	0.5 (2.0)	0.8 (2.0)	–*	0.473
Clerical	0.3 (0.7)	0.4 (1.8)	5.8 (10.7)	<0.001
Pharmacist/pharmacy technician	0.1 (0.3)	0.0 (0.2)	0.0 (0.3)	0.448
All other consults	0.2 (0.6)	0.4 (1.1)	0.0 (0.1)	<0.001
Inpatient	2.4 (9.9)	3.5 (11.5)	7.4 (18.6)	0.010
Day patient	0.2 (0.7)	0.2 (0.6)	0.1 (0.4)	0.373
Outpatient‡	0.5 (1.0)	0.5 (1.2)	0.6 (1.9)	0.069
A&E‡	0.1 (0.3)	0.1 (0.4)	0.1 (0.4)	0.896

*Not available at 60 months.

†P value for change over time.

‡Numbers based on 3 months prior to interview.

A&E, accident and emergency services; GP, general practitioner; HCA, healthcare assistant.