Table 2 Sex differences in having visited a health care professional or received hospital care during the previous year (odds ratios for women with 95% confidence intervals, men = 1) among 65–74-year-old persons in areas 1 of Norway (1995–97) and Finland (1997).
NORWAY OR (95% CI) | FINLAND OR (95% CI) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | Model 4 | Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | Model 4 | ||
VISITS TO A PHYSICIAN | |||||||||
Total | 1.3 (1.1–1.4) | 1.2 (1.04–1.3) | 1.1 (1.01–1.3) | 1.3 (1.1–1.5) | 1.8 (1.3–2.6) | 1.9 (1.2–2.7) | 2.0 (1.3–2.9) | 2.1 (1.4–3.1) | |
Age | 65 to 69 | 1.4 (1.2–1.6) | 1.4 (1.1–1.6) | 1.3 (1.1–1.6) | 1.5 (1.2–1.9) | 2.0 (1.2–3.2) | 2.1 (1.3–3.4) | 2.2 (1.3–3.6) | 2.3 (1.4–3.9) |
70 to 74 | 1.1 (0.9–1.3) | 1.02 (0.9–1.2) | 0.99 (0.8–1.2) | 0.99 (0.8–1.2) | 1.6 (0.9–2.6) | 1.5 (0.9–2.6) | 1.7 (0.96–3.1) | 1.8 (0.95–3.5) | |
VISITS TO A GENERAL PRACTITIONER | |||||||||
Total | 1.3 (1.1–1.4) | 1.2 (1.1–1.4) | 1.2 (1.1–1.3) | 1.3 (1.1–1.5) | 1.4 (1.02–1.8) | 1.4 (1.1–1.9) | 1.4 (1.03–1.9) | 1.3 (0.9–1.8) | |
Age | 65 to 69 | 1.4 (1.2–1.7) | 1.4 (1.2–1.6) | 1.4 (1.2–1.6) | 1.5 (1.3–1.8) | 1.5 (0.99–2.1) | 1.5 (1.04–2.2) | 1.5 (1.03–2.3) | 1.4 (0.9–2.2) |
70 to 74 | 1.1 (0.97–1.3) | 1.04 (0.9–1.2) | 1.03 (0.9–1.2) | 1.04 (0.9–1.3) | 1.2 (0.8–1.9) | 1.2 (0.8–1.9) | 1.2 (0.7–1.9) | 1.1 (0.7–1.9) | |
VISITS TO A SPECIALIST | |||||||||
Total | 0.8 (0.8–0.9) | 0.8 (0.7–0.9) | 0.7 (0.7–0.8) | 0.8 (0.7–0.9) | 1.3 (1.00–1.6) | 1.3 (1.02–1.6) | 1.3 (0.98–1.7) | 1.3 (0.95–1.7) | |
Age | 65 to 69 | 0.9 (0.8–1.04) | 0.9 (0.8–1.04) | 0.8 (0.7–0.9) | 0.8 (0.7–0.9) | 1.3 (0.96–1.8) | 1.4 (1.00–1.9) | 1.3 (0.9–1.9) | 1.4 (0.97–2.1) |
70 to 74 | 0.8 (0.7–0.9) | 0.7 (0.7–0.9) | 0.7 (0.6–0.8) | 0.8 (0.6–0.9) | 1.2 (0.8–1.7) | 1.1 (0.8–1.7) | 1.2 (0.8–1.7) | 1.1 (0.7–1.6) | |
HOSPITAL CARE 2 | |||||||||
Total | 0.7 (0.6–0.7) | 0.6 (0.6–0.7) | 0.6 (0.5–0.7) | 0.6 (0.5–0.7) | 1.00 (0.8–1.3) | 1.00 (0.8–1.3) | 0.9 (0.7–1.3) | 0.8 (0.6–1.2) | |
Age | 65 to 69 | 0.7 (0.6–0.8) | 0.7 (0.6–0.8) | 0.6 (0.5–0.7) | 0.6 (0.5–0.7) | 0.97 (0.7–1.4) | 1.01 (0.7–1.5) | 0.9 (0.6–1.4) | 0.9 (0.5–1.4) |
70 to 74 | 0.6 (0.6–0.7) | 0.6 (0.5–0.7) | 0.6 (0.5–0.7) | 0.6 (0.5–0.7) | 1.00 (0.7–1.5) | 0.98 (0.6–1.5) | 0.96 (0.6–1.5) | 0.8 (0.5–1.4) | |
VISITS TO A PHYSIOTHERAPY | |||||||||
Total | 1.7 (1.5–2.0) | 1.6 (1.4–1.9) | 1.4 (1.3–1.7) | 1.5 (1.3–1.7) | 1.1 (0.8–1.5) | 1.1 (0.8–1.5) | 1.04 (0.8–1.4) | 1.1 (0.8–1.5) | |
Age | 65 to 69 | 1.5 (1.3–1.8) | 1.5 (1.2–1.8) | 1.3 (1.1–1.6) | 1.4 (1.1–1.7) | 1.7 (1.1–2.6) | 1.7 (1.1–2.6) | 1.8 (1.1–2.8) | 1.9 (1.1 -3.1) |
70 to 74 | 1.9 (1.6–2.4) | 1.8 (1.5–2.2) | 1.6 (1.3–2.0) | 1.7 (1.3–2.1) | 0.7 (0.4–1.1) | 0.7 (0.4–1.1) | 0.6 (0.4–0.98) | 0.6 (0.4–1.1) | |