Table 1 Homeless people versus non-homeless people: descriptive and univariable results
From: Unique health care utilization patterns in a homeless population in Ghent
Homeless | Not homeless | ||
|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | P* | |
Sex | 121 | 253 | < 0,001 |
Male | 101 (83,5) | 124 (49,0) | |
Female | 20 (16,5) | 129 (51,0) | |
Age | 121 | 253 | < 0,001 |
18-29 | 42 (34,7) | 71 (28,1) | |
30-39 | 31 (25,6) | 51 (20,2) | |
40-49 | 31 (25,6) | 56 (22,1) | |
50-59 | 15 (12,4) | 47(18,6) | |
60-65 | 2 (1,7) | 28 (11,1) | |
Educational level | 121 | 223 | < 0,001 |
No education/primary school lower education | 17 (14,0) | 18 (8,1) | |
Lower vocational school | 23 (19,0) | 27 (12,1) | |
Higher vocational school | 74 (61,2) | 87 (39,0) | |
Higher education/University | 7 (5,8) | 91 (40,8) | |
Nationality | 122 | 251 | 0,002 |
Belgian | 105 (86,8) | 240 (95,6) | |
Non-Belgian | 16 (13,2) | 11 (4,4) | |
Subjective health perception | 120 | 237 | < 0,001 |
Good or very good | 73 (60,8) | 203 (85,7) | |
Fair, bad or very bad | 47 (39,2) | 34 (14,3) | |
Current smoker | 112 | 253 | < 0,001 |
Yes | 100 (89,3) | 72 (30,5) | |
Contact with GP last 2 months | 120 | 238 | < 0,001 |
Yes | 77 (64,2) | 104 (43,7) | |
Contact with secondary care last 2 months | 121 | 240 | |
Yes | 38 (31,4) | 44 (18,3) | 0,005 |
Contact with ED in last 2 months | 120 | 243 | < 0,001 |
Yes | 33 (27,5) | 7 (2,9) | |
Type of GP practice | 75 | 224 | < 0,001 |
Single handed | 27 (36,0) | 151 (67,4) | |
Two handed | 6 (8,0) | 61 (27,2) | |
Group practice | 42 (56,0) | 12 (5,4) |