Table 3 Predicted Mean Annual GP Visits, Specialist Visits and Hospital Bed Days by Different Risk Profiles Considering only Smoking, High Blood Pressure and High Cholesterol in Individuals 50 & Older
From: Chronic disease risk factors associated with health service use in the elderly
No. of Risk Factors | Combination | Sample Size | Mean number of GP Visits (95% CI) | Mean number of Hospital Bed Days (95% CI) | Mean number of Specialist Visits (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
None | None | 50 | 7.17 (6.92, 7.42) | 1.69 (1.40, 1.97) | 4.37 (4.12, 4.63) |
1 Risk Factor | Any One | 267 | 7.36 (7.24, 7.48) | 1.82 (1.66, 1.98) | 4.40 (4.21, 4.58) |
| Â | High Blood Pressure | 27 | 7.08 (6.69, 7.48) | 1.98 (1.58, 2.38) | 4.54 (4.28, 4.79) |
| Â | Smoking | 21 | 7.24 (6.75, 7.74) | 1.17 (0.82, 1.53) | 3.83 (2.86, 4.79) |
| Â | High Cholesterol | 147 | 6.96 (6.86, 7.06) | 1.32 (1.22, 1.43) | 3.76 (3.66, 3.86) |
2 Risk Factors | Any Two | 377 | 7.95 (7.84, 8.06) | 1.84 (1.69, 2.00) | 4.46 (4.26, 4.66) |
| Â | High Blood Pressure + 1 Other | 123 | 7.61 (7.42, 7.80) | 1.82 (1.65, 2.00) | 4.45 (4.19, 4.71) |
| Â | Smoking + 1 Other | 71 | 7.80 (7.60, 8.01) | 1.45 (1.23, 1.67) | 3.28 (2.55, 4.01) |
| Â | High Cholesterol + 1 Other | 261 | 7.63 (7.52, 7.74) | 1.57 (1.43, 1.70) | 3.99 (3.80, 4.18) |
3 Risk Factors | Any Three | 291 | 8.45 (8.31, 8.58) | 1.93 (1.76, 2.10) | 4.71 (4.44, 4.99) |
| Â | High Blood Pressure + 2 Others | 141 | 8.37 (8.15, 8.60) | 1.90 (1.68, 2.13) | 4.81 (4.46, 5.17) |
| Â | Smoking + 2 Others | 106 | 8.36 (8.13, 8.59) | 1.71 (1.49, 1.94) | 3.96 (3.33, 4.59) |
| Â | High Cholesterol + 2 Others | 238 | 8.26 (8.13, 8.39) | 1.80 (1.63, 1.97) | 4.50 (4.23, 4.76) |