Table 4 Relative index of inequality (RII) in utilisation of GP and specialist services among patients with chronic diseases; men and women combined.
From: Inequalities in utilisation of general practitioner and specialist services in 9 European countries
Country | Chronic diseases | Diabetes | Hypertension |
|---|---|---|---|
| Â | RII a (95% CI) | RII (95% CI) | RII (95% CI) |
Utilization of GP services | |||
Norway | 0.99 (0.79-1.24) | 0.99 (0.57-1.69) | 0.96 (0.71-1.31) |
Netherlands | 0.92 (0.78-1.08) | 0.71 (0.47-1.07) | 0.97 (0.77-1.23) |
Belgium | 1.15 (1.00-1.31) | 1.27 (0.86-1.88) | 1.19 (0.98-1.44) |
Germany | 1.11 (0.94-1.32) | 1.74 (1.02-2.97) | 1.14 (0.90-1.44) |
France | 1.03 (0.89-1.19) | 0.98 (0.66-1.46) | 1.03 (0.86-1.24) |
Hungary | 0.91 (0.78-1.06) | 0.93 (0.69-1.24) | 0.90 (0.74-1.10) |
Estonia | 0.99 (0.81-1.22) | 1.10 (0.61-1.98) | 1.00 (0.75-1.33) |
Latvia | 0.97 (0.75-1.25) | 0.71 (0.31-1.67) | 1.04 (0.75-1.44) |
Europe | 1.03 (0.97-1.09) | 1.03 (0.88-1.20) | 1.05 (0.96-1.14) |
Utilization of specialist services | |||
Norway | 0.55 (0.36-0.84) | 0.62 (0.25-1.57) | 0.50 (0.28-0.90) |
Netherlands | 0.92 (0.74-1.13) | 0.71 (0.43-1.18) | 0.86 (0.62-1.18) |
Belgium | 0.64 (0.52-0.78) | 0.50 (0.29-0.87) | 0.65 (0.48-0.87) |
Germany | 0.87 (0.74-1.02) | 0.83 (0.52-1.34) | 0.87 (0.69-1.09) |
France | 0.68 (0.54-0.85) | 0.77 (0.49-1.20) | 0.64 (0.51-0.79) |
Hungary | 0.63 (0.52-0.75) | 0.72 (0.52-1.00) | 0.60 (0.47-0.77) |
Estonia | 0.76 (0.59-0.97) | 0.77 (0.38-1.57) | 0.74 (0.51-1.07) |
Latvia | 0.60 (0.43-0.84) | 0.83 (0.25-2.70) | 0.66 (0.43-1.01) |
Europe | 0.71 (0.66-0.77) | 0.72 (0.59-0.86) | 0.69 (0.62-0.77) |