Table 3.
Prevalence ratios (with 95% CI) for the use of healthcare services according to health need (comorbidity) by men and women.
| Men | Women | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 1 | Model 2 | |
| General practitioner (last 4 weeks) | ||||
| Chronic diseases | ||||
| 0 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 1 | 0.99 (0.92, 1.07) | 0.94 (0.87, 1.02) | 1.07 (0.99, 1.15) | 1.04 (0.97, 1.12) |
| 2 | 0.94 (0.84, 1.04) | 0.89 (0.80, 1.00) | 1.04 (0.96, 1.14) | 1.00 (0.91, 1.09) |
| 3 | 0.91 (0.77, 1.08) | 0.86 (0.72, 1.04) | 1.08 (0.96, 1.21) | 1.01 (0.89, 1.15) |
| Ethnicity | 1.00 (0.89, 1.12) | 0.69 (0.57, 0.82) | 1.40 (1.27, 1.53) | 1.10 (0.95, 1.27) |
| 0 * General/Roma | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| 1 * General/Roma | 2.26 (1.79, 2.85) | 1.35 (1.09, 1.67) | ||
| 2 * General/Roma | 2.34 (1.75,3.13) | 1.83 (1.47, 2.27) | ||
| 3 * General/Roma | 2.34 (1.52, 3.59) | 1.77 (1.41, 2.23) | ||
| BIC | −73,852.81 | −73,886.56 | −87,880.24 | −87,889.71 |
| Emergency services (last 12 months) | ||||
| Chronic diseases | ||||
| 0 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 1 | 1.19 (1.07, 1.33) | 1.16 (1.04, 1.30) | 1.21 (1.10, 1.32) | 1.18 (1.07, 1.30) |
| 2 | 1.47 (1.29, 1.67) | 1.44 (1.25, 1.64) | 1.42 (1.27, 1.57) | 1.38 (1.24, 1.55) |
| 3 | 1.73 (1.46, 2.05) | 1.68 (1.39, 2.02) | 1.60 (1.42, 1.81) | 1.57 (1.37, 1.80) |
| General vs. Roma | 1.49 (1.31, 1.69) | 1.29 (1.07, 1.55) | 1.56 (1.40, 1.75) | 1.34 (1.12,1.60) |
| 0 * General/Roma | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| 1 * General/Roma | 1.35 (1.03, 1.78) | 1.35 (1.05, 1.74) | ||
| 2 * General/Roma | 1.26 (0.92, 1.74) | 1.33 (1.12, 1.60) | ||
| 3 * General/Roma | 1.29 (0.86, 1.92) | 1.23 (0.93, 1.64) | ||
| BIC | −76,136.02 | −76,114.29 | −89,487.37 | −89,466.58 |
| Hospitalization (last 12 months) | ||||
| Chronic diseases | ||||
| 0 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 1 | 1.93 (1.58, 2.38) | 1.94 (1.57, 2.42) | 1.13 (0.93,1.36) | 1.08 (0.88,1.32) |
| 2 | 2.07 (1.63, 2.64) | 2.10 (1.62, 2.71) | 1.61 (1.32, 1.96) | 1.54 (1.25, 1.90) |
| 3 | 3.44 (2.61, 4.52) | 3.32 (2.46, 4.48) | 2.27 (1.81, 2.84) | 2.16 (1.69, 2.75) |
| General vs. Roma | 1.19 (0.91, 1.54) | 1.19 (0.78, 1.82) | 1.39 (1.10, 1.75) | 0.96 (0.64, 1.44) |
| 0 * General/Roma | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| 1 * General/Roma | 0.93 (0.51, 1.72) | 1.76 (0.98, 3.14) | ||
| 2 * General /Roma | 0.85 (0.39, 1.83) | 1.88 (1.01, 3.49) | ||
| 3 * General/Roma | 1.34 (0.65, 2.75) | 1.79 (1.01, 3.16) | ||
| BIC | −81,260.72 | −81,234.47 | −95,748.22 | −95,727.16 |
* Adjusted for age and education.