Table 1.
Type of general practice contacts in the year before index datea
| Cases (N = 3504) | Controls (N = 17 520) | OR | 95% CI | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | 95% CI | n (%) | 95% CI | |||
| Any contact | 2933 (83.8) | 82.5–84.9 | 12 258 (70.0) | 63.9–70.7 | 2.3 | 2.2–2.5 |
| Recorded mental health specialty contact | 359 (10.3) | 9.3–11.3 | 161 (1) | 0.8–1.1 | 12.4 | 10.5–14.8 |
| Diagnoses | ||||||
| Any diagnosis | 2103 (60.1) | 58.4–61.7 | 8141 (46.5) | 45.8–47.3 | 1.8 | 1.7–1.9 |
| Non-mental health | 1892 (54.0) | 52.4–55.7 | 7911 (45.2) | 44.5–45.9 | 1.5 | 1.4–1.5 |
| Mental health | 1007 (28.8) | 27.3–30.3 | 977 (5.6) | 5.3–6.0 | 6.9 | 6.3–7.5 |
| Common mental disorder | 767 (21.9) | 20.6–23.3 | 662 (3.8) | 3.6–4.1 | 7.2 | 6.6–7.9 |
| Injury and poisoning | 228 (6.6) | 5.8–7.4 | 752 (4.3) | 4.1–4.7 | 1.6 | 1.4–1.7 |
| Accidents | 83 (2.4) | 2.0–3.0 | 249 (1.5) | 1.3–1.7 | 1.7 | 1.4–1.9 |
| Accidental hanging and poisoning | <10 (0.3) | 0.2–0.6 | <5 (0.1) | 0.1–0.1 | 4.3 | 0.9–19.8b |
| Self-harm | 252 (7.2) | 6.4–8.1 | 38 (0.3 | 0.2–0.3 | 33.1 | 23.8–45.9 |
| Alcohol misuse | 194 5.6 | 4.9–6.4 | <99 (0.6) | 0.5–0.7 | 10.2 | 8.2–12.6 |
| Drugs misuse | 87 (2.5) | 2.1–3.1 | 69 (0.4) | 0.4–0.5 | 6.1 | 4.7–7.8 |
| Prescriptions | ||||||
| Any prescription | 2812 (80.3) | 79.0–81.6 | 11 534 (65.9) | 65.2–66.6 | 2.2 | 2.1–2.4 |
| Opiates | 918 (26.2) | 24.8–27.7 | 2833 (16.2) | 15.7–16.8 | 1.8 | 1.7–1.9 |
| Psychotropics | 1971 (56.3) | 54.7–57.9 | 2574 (14.7) | 14.2–15.3 | 8.1 | 7.6–8.6 |
a.
Results from those with General Practice Database data in the year before index date. Odds ratios (OR) adjusted for deprivation. P < 0.001 for all results, unless otherwise shown.
b.
P = 0.059.