Table 2.

Factors associated with primary care service use in the 12 months of life, N = 68,523

Variable	Value	GP consultation		GP prescription		GP referral to other specialities		Palliative care needs recognised or not
Palliative care	Yes	1.30(1.29 to 1.32)	< 0.0001	1.17(1.16 to 1.19)	< 0.0001	1.22(1.19 to 1.26)	< 0.0001	–
Age at death (ref: < 50)	50–59	0.96(0.93 to 0.99)	< 0.0001	1.09(1.03 to 1.14)	< 0.0001	1.08(1.00 to 1.18)	< 0.0001	0.99(0.95 to 1.03)	< 0.0001
	60–69	0.94(0.91 to 0.96)		1.18(1.12 to 1.24)		1.13(1.04 to 1.23)		0.89(0.86 to 0.93)
	70–79	0.92(0.89 to 0.94)		1.24(1.18 to 1.30)		1.16(1.07 to 1.25)		0.81(0.78 to 0.84)
	80–89	0.85(0.83 to 0.88)		1.32(1.25 to 1.39)		1.13(1.04 to 1.22)		0.69(0.66 to 0.72)
	90+	0.77(0.75 to 0.80)		1.44(1.36 to 1.52)		0.99(0.91 to 1.09)		0.53(0.50 to 0.56)
Gender (ref: female)	Male	0.96(0.95 to 0.97)	< 0.0001	0.90(0.89 to 0.92)	< 0.0001	0.99(0.97 to 1.02)	0.51	0.97(0.95 to 0.99)	0.003
Cancer site (ref: Lung)	Colorectal	0.98(0.97 to 1.00)	< 0.0001	1.05(1.03 to 1.08)	< 0.0001	1.04(1.01 to 1.09)	< 0.0001	0.78(0.75 to 0.80)	< 0.0001
	Breast	1.01(1.00 to 1.02)		0.96(0.95 to 0.98)		1.00(0.97 to 1.03)		0.91(0.89 to 0.93)
	Prostate	1.19(1.17 to 1.21)		1.14(1.12 to 1.17)		1.21(1.17 to 1.26)		0.76(0.74 to 0.79)
No. comorbid conditions (ref: 0)	1	1.09(1.08 to 1.11)	< 0.0001	1.21(1.18 to 1.23)	< 0.0001	1.07(1.03 to 1.11)	< 0.0001	1.07(1.04 to 1.09)	< 0.0001
	2	1.20(1.19 to 1.22)		1.45(1.42 to 1.48)		1.14(1.10 to 1.18)		1.08(1.05 to 1.10)
	3	1.17(1.15 to 1.19)		1.68(1.64 to 1.72)		1.24(1.19 to 1.29)		1.08(1.04 to 1.11)
	4+	1.26(1.24 to 1.28)		2.03(1.98 to 2.09)		1.32(1.25 to 1.39)		1.01(0.97 to 1.05)
Time between diagnosis and death (ref: 120+)	0–5	1.07(1.04 to 1.11)	0.0001	0.95(0.91 to 0.99)	< 0.0001	1.53(1.42 to 1.65)	< 0.0001	1.11(1.06 to 1.17)	< 0.0001
	6–12	1.31(1.27 to 1.35)		1.07(1.02 to 1.12)		1.41(1.30 to 1.52)		1.38(1.31 to 1.45)
	13–36	1.10(1.07 to 1.13)		1.05(1.01 to 1.09)		0.92(0.86 to 0.99)		1.41(1.34 to 1.49)
	37–60	1.05(1.01 to 1.08)		1.03(0.98 to 1.07)		0.96(0.89 to 1.05)		1.32(1.25 to 1.39)
	61–120	1.01(0.98 to 1.03)		0.98(0.94 to 1.02)		0.98(0.91 to 1.05)		1.17(1.11 to 1.23)
Year of death (ref: 2010–2014)	2000–2004	0.64(0.62 to 0.66)	< 0.0001	0.79(0.77 to 0.80)	< 0.0001	1.13(1.01 to 1.25)	< 0.0001	0.48(0.45 to 0.51)	< 0.0001
	2005–2009	0.86(0.84 to 0.88)		0.91(0.89 to 0.93)		0.93(0.88 to 0.97)		0.81(0.78 to 0.83)
Region (ref: England)	Wales	0.85(0.75 to 0.96)	0.005	1.15(1.08 to 1.22)	< 0.0001	1.23(1.01 to 1.49)	0.007	0.98(0.91 to 1.06)	0.62
	Scotland	1.06(0.96 to 1.17)		0.87(0.83 to 0.91)		0.77(0.61 to 0.97)		0.99(0.93 to 1.05)
	Northern Ireland	1.34(1.09 to 1.64)		1.01(0.93 to 1.09)		1.14(0.95 to 1.35)		0.91(0.78 to 1.06)