Table 3. Age and sex-standardized rates of office visits per 100 person-years by physician specialty.
| Primary Care | Neurology | Psychiatry | Ophthalmology | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | MS (95%CI) |
Matched Controls (95%CI) |
RR (95%CI) |
MS (95%CI) |
Matched Controls (95%CI) |
RR (95%CI) |
MS (95%CI) |
Matched Controls (95%CI) |
RR (95%CI) |
MS (95%CI) |
Matched Controls (95%CI) |
RR (95%CI) |
| 2003 | 546.2 (505.0, 589.9) |
253.8 (240.7, 267.9) |
2.15 (2.12, 2.17) |
215.6 (189.1, 244.8) |
0.25 (0.027, 0.96) |
852.2 (813.4, 865.2) |
22.4 (15.1, 32.0) |
5.56 (3.78, 7.89) |
4.02 (3.59, 4.11) |
47.9 (36.0, 62.6) |
5.19 (3.37, 7.64) |
9.24 (8.84, 9.54) |
| 2004 | 519.3 (479.5, 561.5) |
235.9 (223.2, 249.1) |
2.20 (2.16, 2.22) |
209.3 (183.2, 238.1) |
0.83 (0.33, 1.72) |
252.2 (245.9, 255.4) |
28.1 (20.1, 38.2) |
5.12 (3.36, 7.48) |
5.49 (5.01, 5.59) |
36.0 (26.0, 48.8) |
5.04 (3.25, 7.47) |
7.16 (6.63, 7.35) |
| 2005 | 528.9 (491.1, 568.8) |
236.9 (225.3, 249.0) |
2.23 (2.19, 2.26) |
198.0 (174.7, 223.5) |
1.36 (0.63, 2.57) |
145.3 (142.5, 146.9) |
36.0 (26.5, 47.7) |
3.98 (2.62, 5.80) |
9.04 (7.96, 9.19) |
33.7 (24.7, 45.0) |
3.54 (2.25, 5.30) |
9.54 (8.92, 9.68) |
| 2006 | 440.4 (406.6, 476.3 |
237.9 (226.5, 249.6) |
1.85 (1.82, 1.87) |
185.9 (164.1, 209.9) |
0.73 (0.26, 1.63) |
253.3 (242.6, 255.9) |
17.3 (11.7, 24.8) |
4.87 (3.45, 6.67) |
3.56 (3.19, 3.61) |
36.4 (27.3, 47.6) |
3.50 (2.27, 5.17) |
10.4 (9.89, 10.5) |
| 2007 | 428.2 (396.8, 462.4) |
215.9 (205.2, 227.0) |
1.98 (1.96, 2.00) |
198.7 (177.2, 222.0) |
1.78 (0.95, 3.05) |
111.4 (110.1, 112.1) |
16.8 (11.3, 24.0) |
3.27 (2.14, 4.78) |
5.14 (4.91, 5.25) |
38.4 (29.3, 49.4) |
3.00 (1.87, 4.55) |
12.8 (12.4, 12.9) |
| 2008 | 438.1 (405.5, 472.8) |
227.6 (217.0, 238.7) |
1.92 (1.90, 1.94) |
206.7 (184.9, 230.5) |
2.15 (1.23, 3.50) |
96.0 (94.4, 97.3) |
24.2 (17.3, 33.1) |
6.54 (4.97, 8.44) |
3.71 (3.54, 3.76) |
63.1 (51.4, 76.7) |
2.56 (1.58, 3.92) |
24.6 (23.9, 24.9) |
| 2009 | 762.8 (720.9, 804.5) |
231.1 (220.7, 241.9) |
3.30 (3.24, 3.35) |
140.9 (123.6, 159.9) |
1.11 (0.52, 20.7) |
127.2 (124.2, 128.1) |
17.7 (11.9, 25.3) |
8.89 (7.18, 10.9) |
1.99 (1.94, 2.04) |
54.3 (43.6, 67.0) |
2.46 (1.55, 3.72) |
22.1 (21.5, 22.4) |
| 2010 | 1037.9 (993.9, 1081.2) |
221.0 (210.0, 231.4) |
4.69 (4.63, 4.77) |
1.15 (1.00, 1.33) |
1.99 (1.17, 3.15) |
58.1 (57.3, 58.6) |
15.3 (9.61, 23.1) |
8.48 (6.80, 10.4) |
1.81 (1.72, 1.85) |
43.3 (33.6, 55.0) |
2.56 (1.58, 3.92) |
16.9 (16.4, 17.1) |
| 2011 | 747.8 (707.6, 789.7) |
221.9 (211.7, 232.4) |
3.37 (3.30, 3.41) |
178.2 (158.3, 199.9) |
0.79 (0.35, 1.54) |
225.6 (224.5, 227.6) |
24.4 (17.6, 33.1) |
9.57 (7.75, 11.7) |
2.56 (2.42, 2.60) |
53.2 (42.2, 66.4) |
1.97 (1.19, 3.07) |
27.0 (26.1, 27.4) |
| 2012 | 584.2 (544.5, 625.6) |
212.9 (202.4, 223.9) |
2.74 (2.71, 2.78) |
118.1 (101.0, 137.1) |
1.16 (0.48, 2.34) |
101.9 (99.1, 103.0) |
19.5 (12.9, 28.4) |
3.79 (26.1, 5.31) |
5.17 (4.99, 5.33) |
63.0 (51.0, 77.0) |
2.35 (1.45, 3.61) |
26.8 (26.1, 27.4) |
| 2013 | 515.5 (478.3, 554.8) |
215.6 (204.8, 226.8) |
2.39 (2.37, 2.42) |
110.7 (93.2, 130.5) |
1.67 (0.92, 2.78) |
66.3 (64.8, 66.9) |
15.5 (9.92, 23.2) |
11.6 (9.33, 14.3) |
1.34 (1.23, 1.36) |
49.6 (38.3, 63.1) |
2.59 (1.58, 4.02) |
19.1 (18.2, 19.4) |
| 2014 | 526.4 (487.5, 568.5) |
231.8 (220.6, 243.5) |
2.27 (2.25, 2.29) |
121.7 (103.2, 142.6) |
1.11 (0.48, 2.19) |
109.4 (107.2, 111.2) |
24.0 (15.4, 35.5) |
8.08 (60.5, 10.6) |
2.97 (2.74, 3.11) |
49.4 (38.6, 62.2) |
2.67 (1.59, 4.22) |
18.5 (18.0, 18.7) |
RR = Rate Ratio; 95%CI: 95% confidence interval; bold = statistical significance