Table 2.
Characteristic | Model 1: Rural OR (95% CI) |
Model 2: Urban OR (95% CI) |
Model 3: Metropolitan OR (95% CI) |
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Panel A: Any out–of-office care | |||
Sex (female) | 0.29 (0.21-0.40)a | 0.53 (0.43-0.66)a | 0.65 (0.59-0.72)a |
Year | 0.95 (0.88-1.03) | 0.92 (0.87-0.96)b | 0.94 (0.92-0.96)a |
Age, y | |||
35-<45 | 0.58 (0.33-1.03) | 0.92 (0.66-1.28) | 0.95 (0.83-1.09) |
45-<55 | 0.30 (0.17-0.52)a | 0.72 (0.52-1.00)c | 1.04 (0.91-1.19) |
55-<65 | 0.22 (0.13-0.40)a | 0.56 (0.40-0.79)b | 0.78 (0.68-0.90)b |
≥65 | 0.08 (0.04-0.16)a | 0.24 (0.16-0.34)a | 0.39 (0.33-0.46)a |
Training (international) | 1.64 (1.20-2.24)c | 0.84 (0.70-1.00) | 0.98 (0.90-1.07) |
Proportion APP | 1.20 (0.71-2.03) | 7.22 (4.49-11.60)a | 1.47 (1.24-1.74)a |
Proportion female | 47.47 (15.68-143.70)a | 27.42 (11.77-63.87)a | 5.46 (3.89-7.65)a |
Proportion aged ≥65 y | 79.89 (24.36-261.94)a | 114.13 (54.11-240.69)a | 168.95 (121.50-234.93)a |
Proportion >1 Chronic ADGs | 72.68 (23.17-227.99)a | 56.99 (24.53-132.44)a | 14.46 (10.73-19.50)a |
Proportion low SES | 0.01 (0.01-0.03)a | 1.84 (0.79-4.29) | 0.22 (0.16-0.32)a |
Panel B: Home visits | |||
Sex (female) | 0.66 (0.53-0.82)b | 0.66 (0.55-0.79)a | 0.66 (0.58-0.75)a |
Year (continuous) | 0.93 (0.89-0.97)b | 0.91 (0.88-0.94)a | 0.92 (0.90-0.94)a |
Age, y | |||
35-<45 | 1.27 (0.99-1.61) | 1.03 (0.83-1.29) | 1.30 (1.09-1.55)c |
45-<55 | 1.50 (1.16-1.94)c | 1.23 (0.98-1.54) | 1.87 (1.57-2.23)a |
55-<65 | 1.64 (1.24-2.17)b | 1.27 (1.00-1.62) | 2.01 (1.68-2.41)a |
≥65 | 0.68 (0.46-1.01) | 0.67 (0.50-0.90)c | 1.39 (1.12-1.72)c |
Training (international) | 0.97 (0.81-1.16) | 0.95 (0.82-1.10) | 0.94 (0.84-1.05) |
Proportion APP | 0.13 (0.08-0.19)a | 0.24 (0.18-0.33)a | 0.24 (0.20-0.29)a |
Proportion female | 2.46 (1.11-5.48)c | 3.54 (1.74-7.21)b | 1.90 (1.26-2.86)b |
Proportion aged ≥65 y | 18.52 (9.41-36.46)a | 43.81 (25.57-75.06)a | 12.34 (9.03-16.87)a |
Proportion >1 chronic ADGs | 2.15 (0.99-4.65) | 0.20 (0.10-0.39)a | 0.66 (0.46-0.94)c |
Proportion low SES | 0.26 (0.13-0.51)a | 0.92 (0.47-1.83) | 0.33 (0.21-0.51)a |
Panel C: Long-term care visits | |||
Sex (female) | 0.58 (0.46-0.75)a | 0.69 (0.57-0.84)b | 0.58 (0.46-0.75)a |
Year (continuous) | 0.98 (0.94-1.03) | 0.96 (0.93-1.00)c | 0.98 (0.94-1.03) |
Age, y | |||
35-<45 | 1.16 (0.90-1.50) | 0.77 (0.62-0.96)c | 1.16 (0.90-1.50) |
45-<55 | 1.03 (0.78-1.36) | 0.82 (0.65-1.03) | 1.03 (0.78-1.36) |
55-<65 | 0.80 (0.59-1.09) | 0.74 (0.57-0.95)c | 0.80 (0.59-1.09) |
≥65 | 0.47 (0.31-0.73)b | 0.42 (0.31-0.57)a | 0.47 (0.31-0.73)b |
Training (international) | 1.18 (0.95-1.45) | 1.16 (0.98-1.38) | 1.18 (0.95-1.45) |
Proportion APP | 0.13 (0.08-0.19)a | 0.27 (0.20-0.36)a | 0.13 (0.08-0.19)a |
Proportion female | 7.96 (3.34-18.94)a | 4.65 (2.36-9.14)a | 7.96 (3.34-18.94)a |
Proportion aged ≥65 y | 100.32 (45.47-221.36)a | 90.86 (51.98-158.82)a | 100.32 (45.47-221.36)a |
Proportion >1 chronic ADGs | 1.84 (0.80-4.22) | 0.53 (0.29-0.98)c | 1.84 (0.80-4.22) |
Proportion low SES | 0.19 (0.09-0.40)a | 7.46 (3.78-14.74)a | 0.19 (0.09-0.40)a |
Panel D: Emergency department visits | |||
Sex (female) | 0.49 (0.38-0.62)a | 0.53 (0.44-0.64)a | 0.59 (0.51-0.67)a |
Year | 0.95 (0.91-0.99)c | 0.96 (0.93-0.99)c | 0.93 (0.91-0.95)a |
Age, y | |||
35-<45 | 0.70 (0.53-0.93)c | 0.60 (0.48-0.75)a | 0.67 (0.58-0.78)a |
45-<55 | 0.56 (0.41-0.76)b | 0.44 (0.35-0.55)a | 0.58 (0.49-0.68)a |
55-<65 | 0.36 (0.26-0.50)a | 0.35 (0.27-0.44)a | 0.45 (0.38-0.54)a |
≥65 | 0.18 (0.12-0.28)a | 0.20 (0.14-0.27)a | 0.30 (0.24-0.38)a |
Training (international) | 1.35 (1.08-1.68)c | 0.86 (0.73-1.01) | 0.89 (0.77-1.02) |
Proportion APP | 1.58 (1.10-2.29)c | 4.36 (3.30-5.77)a | 1.33 (1.14-1.57)b |
Proportion female | 1.98 (1.01-3.89)c | 0.89 (0.48-1.65) | 1.20 (0.85-1.69) |
Proportion aged ≥65 y | 0.42 (0.22-0.81)c | 0.59 (0.36-0.96)c | 0.61 (0.46-0.81)b |
Proportion >1 chronic ADGs | 3.79 (1.94-7.39)a | 4.05 (2.28-7.20)a | 3.93 (2.85-5.41)a |
Proportion low SES | 0.37 (0.20-0.67)c | 1.67 (0.87-3.19) | 0.53 (0.36-0.79)c |
Panel E: Hospital visits | |||
Sex (female) | 0.29 (0.22-0.37) | 0.58 (0.49-0.68)a | 0.67 (0.61-0.74)a |
Year (continuous) | 0.89 (0.84-0.94)b | 0.87 (0.84-0.90)a | 0.90 (0.88-0.92)a |
Age, y | |||
35-<45 | 0.73 (0.50-1.07) | 0.77 (0.60-0.98)c | 0.77 (0.67-0.87)a |
45-<55 | 0.47 (0.32-0.68)a | 0.56 (0.44-0.71)a | 0.90 (0.80-1.03) |
55-<65 | 0.31 (0.21-0.46)a | 0.56 (0.44-0.73)a | 0.64 (0.56-0.73)a |
≥65 | 0.10 (0.06-0.17)a | 0.25 (0.19-0.33)a | 0.36 (0.31-0.42)a |
Training (international) | 1.05 (0.84-1.31) | 0.94 (0.82-1.07) | 1.04 (0.96-1.12) |
Proportion APP | 0.10 (0.07-0.15)a | 0.62 (0.47-0.81)b | 0.81 (0.69-0.95)c |
Proportion female | 106.55 (39.46-287.72)a | 38.00 (19.25-75.02)a | 18.77 (13.43-26.23)a |
Proportion aged ≥65 y | 21.90 (8.78-54.66)a | 12.11 (7.19-20.41)a | 37.81 (29.15-49.04)a |
Proportion >1 chronic ADGs | 260.50 (92.55-733.19)a | 49.72 (25.39-97.39)a | 14.89 (11.22-19.75)a |
Proportion low SES | 0.05 (0.02-0.10)a | 2.71 (1.42-5.17)c | 0.21 (0.15-0.30)a |
ADG = aggregated diagnostic groupings; APP = alternative payment plan; OR = odds ratio; SES = socioeconomic status.
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