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Table 2 Visit type by age and visit group

From: Differences in healthcare visit frequency and type one year prior to stroke among young versus middle-aged adults

 

Outpatient Visits Only

Combinationa of Visits

Ages 18–44

(N = 6740)

Ages 45–65

(N = 80,298)

Odds

Ratiob

95% CI

Ages 18–44

(N = 6555)

Ages 45–65

(N = 55,935)

Odds

Ratiob

95% CI

Visit type

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

Preventive care

2935

27.1%

16,363

21.5%

1.36

1.30, 1.43

2258

22.9%

9483

18.0%

1.39

1.32, 1.47

Vaccination

1223

11.3%

13,138

17.2%

0.61

0.57, 0.65

1438

14.6%

11,360

21.6%

0.63

0.59, 0.67

Cardiovascular

2617

24.2%

33,791

44.3%

0.40

0.38, 0.42

5826

59.0%

40,467

76.9%

0.43

0.41, 0.45

Neurology

555

5.1%

4613

6.1%

0.84

0.77, 0.92

1409

14.3%

7148

13.6%

1.08

1.02, 1.15

Chiropractic

823

7.6%

4611

6.0%

1.28

1.19, 1.38

676

6.8%

3160

6.0%

1.18

1.08, 1.29

Emergent office

266

2.5%

968

1.3%

1.96

1.71, 2.25

282

2.9%

910

1.7%

1.70

1.49, 1.95

  1. Note: As procedure codes are associated with inpatient, outpatient or emergency department visits, those with no visits prior to stroke had no procedure codes for analysis
  2. a including inpatient, outpatient and/or emergency department
  3. b Ages 18–44 years compared to ages 45–65 years
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