Table 2 Consultations to Primary Health Care services for Norwegians and immigrants in Norway in 2008
| Â | Native Norwegians | High income country immigrants | Other income country immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|
At least one consultation to either GP or ER in 2008, % | 76.6 | 68.3 | 74.9 |
Number of diagnoses for users of either GP or ER, mean (SD) | 2.4 (1.4) | 2.4 (1.4) | 2.6 (1.5) |
At The General Practitioner | |||
Number of consultations to the GP, mean (SD) | 3.4 (4.2) | 3.0 (4.0) | 3.8 (4.4) |
Long consultations at the GP, % | 47.9 | 42.6 | 41.5 |
Use of interpreter at the GP, % | 0.3 | 2.1 | 19.9 |
Blood tests at the GP, % | 59.4 | 50.3 | 57.6 |
Oral glucose overload at the GP, % | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 |
Glucose test at the GP, % | 21.5 | 17.2 | 25.4 |
CRP at the GP, % | 23.7 | 20.3 | 23.9 |
ECG at the GP, % | 8.7 | 7.3 | 8.0 |
At The Emergency Primary Care | |||
Number of consultations to the Emergency Room, mean (SD) | 0.15 (0.5) | 0.12 (0.5) | 0.18 (0.6) |
Long consultations at the EPC, % | 4.9 | 4.1 | 6.0 |
Use of interpreter at the EPC, % | 0.0 | 0.2 | 2.5 |
Blood test at the EPC, % | 4.4 | 3.6 | 6.6 |
Glucose test at the EPC, % | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.8 |
CRP at the EPC, % | 3.8 | 3.1 | 5.8 |
ECG at the ER, % | 1.4 | 1.2 | 2.3 |
Home Consultations | |||
Home consultation at daytime, % | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.7 |
Home consultation out of hours, % | 2.7 | 1.8 | 1.2 |