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Table 3 Incidence rate ratios for three-monthly use of general practice, diagnostic investigations and hospital services

From: Use of general practice, diagnostic investigations and hospital services before and after cancer diagnosis - a population-based nationwide registry study of 127,000 incident adult cancer patients

  

Women

Men

Months from diagnosis

Services

IRR

95% CI

IRR

95% CI

−12 to −10

GP

1.07

1.06-1.09

1.13

1.12-1.15

Diagnostics

1.24

1.20-1.28

1.37

1.32-1.42

Hospital

1.21

1.18-1.25

1.31

1.28-1.35

−9 to −7

GP

1.10

1.09-1.11

1.17

1.16-1.19

Diagnostics

1.32

1.28-1.36

1.51

1.46-1.56

Hospital

1.24

1.21-1.28

1.38

1.35-1.42

−6 to −4

GP

1.20

1.19-1.21

1.34

1.33-1.36

Diagnostics

1.66

1.61-1.71

2.08

2.02-2.15

Hospital

1.39

1.35-1.43

1.64

1.60-1.68

−3 to −1

GP

1.97

1.96-1.99

2.38

2.36-2.39

Diagnostics

9.61

9.47-9.76

10.86

10.69-11.03

Hospital

5.27

5.20-5.34

5.16

5.09-5.23

1 to 3

GP

2.12

2.10-2.14

2.54

2.51-2.56

Diagnostics

24.49

24.11-24.87

29.20

28.73-29.67

Hospital

19.91

19.68-20.14

14.91

14.73-15.10

4 to 6

GP

1.67

1.65-1.69

2.05

2.02-2.07

Diagnostics

6.25

6.12-6.38

8.46

8.29-8.64

Hospital

15.11

14.89-15.34

12.08

11.90-12.27

7 to 9

GP

1.50

1.48-1.52

1.84

1.81-1.86

Diagnostics

4.88

4.77-4.99

6.42

6.27-6.57

Hospital

9.98

9.80-10.16

7.86

7.72-8.00

10 to 12

GP

1.43

1.41-1.45

1.73

1.70-1.75

Diagnostics

4.37

4.27-4.48

5.49

5.35-5.63

Hospital

5.29

5.19-5.40

5.82

5.71-5.94

  1. Notes: IRR: Incidence rate ratio.
  2. 95% CI: 95% Confidence interval.
  3. GP: Face-to-face contacts with GPs in both daytime and out-of-hours.
  4. Diagnostics: Diagnostic investigations including radiological investigations, ultrasound, endoscopies and biopsies.
  5. Hospital: Admissions and outpatient visits.
  6. n (women) = 63,362 cancer patients and 633,620 controls.
  7. n (men) = 63,848 cancer patients and 638,480 controls.