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Table 2 Mean number of visits, proportion having one or more visits to the GP in 2007 and in 2011 and the relative changes in 2011 compared to 2007 among men

From: Equity impact of a choice reform and change in reimbursement system in primary care in Stockholm County Council

 

2007

2011

Change

 

Mean number of visits

% with 1 or more visits

Mean number of visits

% with 1 or more visits

Change in mean visits

CI 95 % (Low)

CI 95 % (High)

Change in % with one or more visits

CI 95 % (Low)

CI 95 % (High)

Men

          

Total

1.62

50.20

2.44

59.83

1.50

1.43

1.58

1.19

1.17

1.21

Self rated health (SRH)

          

 Good SRH

1.16

45.36

1.80

54.90

1.55

1.46

1.63

1.21

1.18

1.24

 Less than good SRH

2.80

62.62

4.32

73.82

1.54

1.42

1.66

1.18

1.15

1.21

Limiting longstanding illness (LLI)

          

 No LLI

1.18

45.10

1.77

54.73

1.50

1.42

1.59

1.21

1.19

1.24

 LLI

2.93

65.72

4.53

75.69

1.54

1.42

1.67

1.15

1.12

1.18

SRH and LLI

          

 Good SRH and no LLI

1.04

43.36

1.59

52.82

1.53

1.44

1.62

1.22

1.19

1.25

 Poor SRH and LLI

3.32

67.80

5.24

78.51

1.58

1.43

1.73

1.16

1.12

1.19

Disability pension

          

 No disability pension

1.55

49.54

2.37

59.22

1.53

1.45

1.61

1.20

1.17

1.22

 Disability pension

3.13

64.25

4.18

74.86

1.33

1.10

1.57

1.17

1.10

1.23

GHQ-12

          

 No mental health problems

1.57

49.11

2.36

59.03

1.50

1.42

1.58

1.20

1.18

1.22

 Mental health problems

1.91

55.47

2.69

62.48

1.41

1.24

1.57

1.13

1.08

1.17

Area

          

 Deprived areas in Stockholm County

1.83

54.90

2.53

64.84

1.38

1.13

1.63

1.18

1.10

1.26

 The rest of Stockholm County

1.61

49.97

2.44

59.60

1.51

1.44

1.59

1.19

1.17

1.21

Age

          

 25–44 years

0.81

40.51

1.07

46.21

1.32

1.22

1.42

1.14

1.10

1.18

 45–64 years

1.45

48.81

2.10

58.37

1.45

1.34

1.55

1.20

1.16

1.23

 65–74 years

2.78

65.87

4.00

76.27

1.44

1.30

1.58

1.16

1.12

1.20

 75–84 years

4.53

77.96

5.88

82.53

1.30

1.15

1.45

1.06

1.02

1.10

 LLI

2.93

65.72

4.53

75.69

1.54

1.42

1.67

1.15

1.12

1.18

Education

          

 Primary school

1.84

53.26

3.52

67.68

1.91

1.59

2.01

1.27

1.22

1.32

 Secondary school

1.49

49.82

2.84

59.86

1.91

1.39

1.62

1.20

1.17

1.23

 College

1.21

44.90

2.14

53.71

1.76

1.36

1.60

1.20

1.16

1.23