Table 2.
Crude OR (95% CI) n=19 476† | Adjusted OR (95% CI) n=16 307† | |
Gender | ||
Female (ref) | 1 | 1 |
Male | 1.01 (0.94 to 1.09) | 0.84 (0.75 to 0.93)* |
Age (years) | ||
0–4 | 1.81 (1.62 to 2.02) | 2.21 (1.90 to 2.57)* |
5–17 | 2.07 (1.84 to 2.32) | 1.93 (1.65 to 2.26)* |
18–39 (ref) | 1 | 1 |
40–59 | 1.55 (1.40 to 1.72) | 1.42 (1.23 to 1.63)* |
60–79 | 2.70 (2.33 to 3.12) | 2.82 (2.29 to 3.49)* |
≥80 | 2.35 (1.77 to 3.13) | 2.35 (1.49 to 3.68)* |
Reason for encounter | ||
Somatic illness (ref) | 1 | 1 |
Somatic injury | 2.20 (1.97 to 2.47) | 1.96 (1.72 to 2.23)* |
Triage response | ||
Face-to-face consultation (ref) | 1 | 1 |
Telephone consultation | 0.40 (0.37 to 0.44) | 0.44 (0.40 to 0.49)* |
Time of the call | ||
Daytime weekday | 1.05 (0.92 to 1.20) | 0.65 (0.54 to 0.78)* |
Daytime OOH (ref) | 1 | 1 |
Evening/night OOH | 1.05 (0.95 to 1.16) | 0.95 (0.82 to 1.09) |
Waiting time | ||
0–10 min (ref) | 1 | 1 |
10–20 min | 0.60 (0.55 to 0.67) | 0.55 (0.48 to 0.64)* |
≥20 min | 0.32 (0.27 to 0.37) | 0.25 (0.20 to 0.30)* |
Consultation time | ||
0–6 min (ref) | 1 | 1 |
≥6 min | 1.01 (0.91 to 1.11) | 1.08 (0.95 to 1.23) |
First call-taker | ||
Nurse (ref) | 1 | |
Physician | 0.76 (0.69 to 0.83) | |
Call forwarded to a physician | ||
Yes | 0.52 (0.47 to 0.58) | 0.68 (0.58 to 0.78)* |
No (ref) | 1 | 1 |
*P value<0.05.
†The lowest amount of observations in the models.
OOH, out-of-hours.