Table 2 Patterns of service use across the three groups
Variable | Group A (n = 154) “active well” | Group B (n = 121) “high NHS users” | Group C (n = 172) “community service users” | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Group A vs B | Group A vs C | Group B vs C | ||||
Secondary care, % (n) | 0.0 (0) | 99.2 (120) | 26.7 (46) | NA | NA | NA |
Primary care use, % (n) | 42.9 (66) | 99.2 (120) | 82.0 (141) | NA | <0.001 | NA |
Community health care use, % (n) | 16.2 (25) | 65.3 (79) | 77.9 (134) | 0.031 | <0.001 | 0.050 |
Paid care, % (n) | 2.6 (4) | 0.0 (0) | 28.5 (49) | NA | <0.001 | NA |
Unpaid care, % (n) | 0.0 (0) | 16.5 (20) | 20.3 (35) | NA | NA | 0.454 |
Leisure, % (n) | 57.8 (89) | 56.2 (68) | 71.5 (123) | 0.821 | 0.024 | 0.006 |
General local authority, % (n) | 9.1 (14) | 6.6 (8) | 39.5 (68) | 0.780 | <0.001 | <0.001 |