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. 2020 Apr 28;8(2):E313–E318. doi: 10.9778/cmajo.20200043

Table 2:

Age- and sex-adjusted use of health care use services of the 2 groups, 2014/15

Outcome % of people (95% CI)*
First Nations people Other people in Ontario
Overall Living in First Nations communities Living outside First Nations communities
Had regular family physician 85.3 (83.9–86.7) 77.6 (75.5–79.8) 90.1 (88.3–92.0) 97.7 (97.5–97.9)
Score for continuity of care with regular family physician, mean (95% CI) 74.6 (74.1–74.5) 78.1 (77.3–78.9) 72.8 (72.2–73.4) 77.7 (77.6–77.7)
Receiving care from endocrinologist 3.9 (3.6–4.2) 2.2 (1.9–2.6) 5.0 (4.6–5.5) 9.5 (9.5–9.6)
Receiving care from general internist 9.5 (9.0–10.0) 7.6 (6.9–8.3) 10.7 (10.1–11.4) 11.0 (10.9–11.0)
Admitted to hospital for ambulatory-care–sensitive condition 2.4 (2.2–2.7) 2.5 (2.1–2.9) 2.4 (2.1–2.7) 1.2 (1.2–1.2)
Emergency department visit for hypo- or hyperglycemia 1.5 (1.3–1.7) 1.1 (0.9–1.3) 1.8 (1.5–2.0) 0.8 (0.8–0.9)

Note: CI = confidence interval.

*

Except where noted otherwise.