From: Chronic disease risk factors associated with health service use in the elderly
Number of Risk Factors | Â | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4+ |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sample Size | Â | 50 | 267 | 377 | 291 | 212 |
Mean number of GP Visits (95% CI) | AGE 55 | 5.67 (5.37, 5.97) | 5.85 (5.74, 5.97) | 6.37 (6.27, 6.47) | 6.69 (6.56, 6.82) | 7.38 (7.18, 7.59) |
 | AGE 65.7 | 7.17 (6.92, 7.42) | 7.36 (7.24, 7.48) | 7.95 (7.84, 8.06) | 8.45 (8.31, 8.58) | 9.31 (9.05, 9.56) |
 | AGE 75 | 8.83 (8.62, 9.04) | 9.02 (8.88, 9.17) | 9.69 (9.54, 9.84) | 10.39 (10.20, 10.57) | 11.43 (11.10, 11.77) |
Mean number of Specialist Visits (95% CI) | AGE 55 | 3.13 (2.89, 3.38) | 3.01 (2.86, 3.16) | 2.90 (2.75, 3.04) | 2.93 (2.75, 3.12) | 2.91 (2.65, 3.16) |
 | AGE 65.7 | 4.37 (4.12, 4.63) | 4.40 (4.21, 4.58) | 4.46 (4.26, 4.66) | 4.71 (4.44, 4.99) | 4.91 (4.50, 5.32) |
 | AGE 75 | 5.07 (4.82, 5.33) | 5.32 (5.11, 5.53) | 5.70 (5.43, 5.96) | 6.32 (5.93, 6.71) | 7.09 (6.43, 7.75) |
Mean number of Hospital Bed Days (95% CI) | AGE 55 | 1.42 (1.14, 1.70) | 1.47 (1.32, 1.62) | 1.28 (1.16, 1.40) | 0.99 (0.91, 1.08) | 0.92 (0.79, 1.05) |
 | AGE 65.7 | 1.69 (1.40, 1.97) | 1.82 (1.66, 1.98) | 1.84 (1.69, 2.00) | 1.93 (1.76, 2.10) | 2.29 (2.06, 2.52) |
 | AGE 75 | 2.10 (1.75, 2.45) | 2.85 (2.32, 3.37) | 3.57 (2.96, 4.18) | 4.83 (3.91, 5.74) | 7.43 (6.08, 8.77) |