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Table 2 Relationship between having a GPMP and/or TCA during the baseline service period and (i) Potentially preventable hospitalisation and (ii) Emergency hospitalisation

From: Do general practice management and/or team care arrangements reduce avoidable hospitalisations in Central and Eastern Sydney, Australia?

GPMP or TCA at baseline

n

Emergency Hospitalisation within 5 years

Potentially Preventable Hospitalisation within 5 years

Numbers and percentages

Adjusted Modela

Numbers and percentages

Adjusted Modela

yes

%

no

%

HR (95% CI)

yes

%

no

%

HR (95% CI)

No

20,520

4829

23.5

15,691

76.5

1

1.06

(1.00–1.12)

2219

10.8

18,301

89.2

1

1.05

(0.98–1.14)

Yes

5771

2494

43.2

3277

56.8

1249

21.6

4522

78.4

TOTAL

26,291

7323

27.9

18,968

72.1

3468

13.2

22,823

86.8

  1. aAdjusted for age, sex, language other than English, country of birth, household income, highest qualification, work status, private health insurance, smoking status, adequate physical activity, adequate fruit and vegetable consumption, weekly alcohol intake, Body Mass Index (BMI)category, treatment for high blood pressure, treatment for high cholesterol, physical functioning, psychological distress, self-rated good health, self-rated good quality of life, number of chronic conditions, needs help for a disability, self-reported a fall, average number of GP visits per annum over baseline period, continuity of care indictor, hospitalised over baseline, saw a specialist over baseline period