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. 2021 Apr 8;22:66. doi: 10.1186/s12875-021-01419-7

Table 4.

Associated factor related with the number of Healthcare Provider Encounters in PC

Univariate Multivariate
IRR CI 95% IRR* CI 95%
Age 0.998* [0.997,1.000] 1.001 [0.999,1.003]
Sex (Male) 1.042 [0.988,1.098] 1.072* [1.013,1.134]
Body Mass Index 1.006 [1.000,1.012]
Smoking history +  0.915 [0.821,1.019]
High Blood Pressure +  0.963 [0.911,1.018]
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 0.794*** [0.694,0.909]
Asthma 1.272*** [1.159,1.396]
Diabetes 0.961 [0.896,1.030]
Ischaemic Heart Disease 0.901 [0.792,1.026]
Cerebrovascular Disease 0.654*** [0.555,0.772] 0.700*** [0.590,0.829]
Oncological disease 0.894* [0.808,0.990]
Chronic Kidney Disease 0.918 [0.813,1.037]
Needing Hospital Care 1.088* [1.020,1.161]
Being Hospitalized as inpatient 0.895** [0.832,0.964] 0.968 [0.893,1.049]
Final Diagnosis
 Asymptomatic ref Ref
 Mild Respiratory infection 1.490** [1.163,1.910] 1.404** [1.095,1.801]
 Moderate Respiratory infection 1.592*** [1.215,2.086] 1.802*** [1.372,2.369]
 Unilateral Pneumonia 1.802*** [1.400,2.319] 1.895*** [1.467,2.447]
 Bilateral 1.646*** [1.287,2.105] 1.852*** [1.437,2.386]
 Respiratory Distress Syndrome 1.246 [0.943,1.647] 1.404* [1.055,1.868]
Work leave needed 1.254*** [1.190,1.321] 1.326*** [1.244,1.413]

Exponentiated coefficients; 95% confidence intervals in brackets; Multivariate Adjusted Poisson Regression Model

 + Not having means reference category

Goodness of fit: AIC 3882.3, BIC 3928.4

*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001