Table 2 Hospital utilisation among patients with chronic conditions in general practice or hospital follow-up

 Exacerbation admissions

Hospital

.15

2.11

1.95 (1.80–2.11)

.11

2.40

2.61 (2.26–3.01)

.20

1.46

1.44 (1.16–1.78)

.66

2.32

2.41 (2.26–2.56)

.08

1.31

1.29 (1.14–1.47)

GP

.07

.05

.16

.29

.06

 Other admissions

Hospital

.67

.83

.89 (.86–.93)

.82

.76

.89 (.85–.94)

.83

.76

.81 (.74–.88)

.91

1.05

1.08 (1.03–1.13)

.35

.78

.93 (.88–.97)

GP

.78

1.05

1.10

.88

.44

 All-cause admissions

Hospital

.81

.94

1.01 (.97–1.05)

.93

.83

.97 (.92–1.03)

1.04

.84

.88 (.81–.97)

1.58

1.33

1.42 (1.36–1.48)

.42

.84

.99 (.94–1.05)

GP

.86

1.10

1.26

1.17

.51

 Exacerbation admissions

Hospital

.18

1.22

1.22 (1.04–1.44)

.49

1.67

2.13 (1.66–2.74)

.97

1.47

1.49 (1.07–2.08)

2.96

2.06

2.27 (2.07–2.49)

.22

1.20

1.27 (1.04–1.55)

GP

.15

.26

.75

1.28

.18

 Other admissions

Hospital

2.12

.70

.78 (.71–.85)

3.08

.70

.91 (.83–1.00)

2.95

.72

.80 (.68–.93)

3.29

1.06

1.14 (1.04–1.24)

.72

.58

.82 (.72–.93)

GP

2.78

3.91

3.86

3.00

1.13

 All-cause admissions

Hospital

2.29

.73

.82 (.76–.89)

3.57

.76

1.01 (.92–1.11)

3.92

.84

.91 (.78–1.05)

6.25

1.37

1.49 (1.40–1.60)

.94

.66

.93 (.83–1.04)

GP

2.94

4.18

4.61

4.27

1.32

 Condition-related visits

Hospital

2.58

8.76

8.76 (8.32–9.21)

2.63

7.98

7.32 (6.88–7.78)

2.08

3.91

3.87 (3.47–4.33)

2.38

7.68

7.68 (7.27–8.11)

1.49

2.81

2.75 (2.60–2.91)

GP

.36

.43

.61

.33

.64

 Other visits

Hospital

4.34

.94

.98 (.95–1.02)

5.37

.90

.88 (.84–.93)

4.27

.82

.86 (.79–.95)

4.79

.98

.96 (.92–1.01)

2.36

.77

.85 (.81–.89)

GP

4.56

6.15

5.37

4.91

3.16

 All-cause visits

Hospital

6.92

1.47

1.59 (1.54–1.64)

8.00

1.33

1.35 (1.30–1.41)

6.36

1.14

1.22 (1.13–1.32)

7.17

1.42

1.46 (1.40–1.52)

3.85

1.11

1.23 (1.19–1.28)

GP

4.92

6.58

5.97

5.24

3.80