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Table 2 Number (and proportion) of contacts by each reason for encounter in high and low users

From: Statistical complexity of reasons for encounter in high users of out of hours primary care: analysis of a national service

RfE Categories

High Users

Low Users

Odds ratio

95% CI

Description

N

Count

%

Count

%

Accident

29,379

3630

3.2

25,749

3.8

0.83

0.80 to 0.86

Musculoskeletala

102,019

11,912

10.4

90,107

13.2

0.76

0.74 to 0.78

Gastrointestinala

120,022

17,651

15.4

102,371

15

1.03

1.01 to 1.05

Neuro &Generala

69,276

8898

7.8

60,378

8.9

0.86

0.84 to 0.88

Cardiopulmonarya

94,698

14,308

12.5

80,390

11.8

1.06

1.04 to 1.08

Mental Health

24,732

8479

7.4

16,253

2.4

3.26

3.17 to 3.35

Major conditions

10,489

1847

1.6

8642

1.3

1.27

1.21 to 1.34

Reproductive

62,317

13,175

11.5

49,142

7.2

1.67

1.64 to 1.70

Skin Eye ENT

114,876

6557

5.7

108,319

15.9

0.32

0.31 to 0.33

Upper Respiratory

27,580

1915

1.7

25,665

3.8

0.43

0.41 to 0.45

Other

727

160

0.1

567

0.1

1.68

1.41 to 2.00

Medication

33,541

6398

5.6

27,143

4

1.42

1.38 to 1.46

Safety

85,533

15,124

13.2

70,409

10.3

1.32

1.30 to 1.35

Uncategorised

20,648

4729

4.1

15,919

2.3

1.8

1.74 to 1.86

Total

795,837

114,783

 

681,054

   
  1. RfE Reason for Encounter, ENT Ear Nose and Throat
  2. aCategories included in the bodily distress syndrome systems