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From: The adverse effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on health service usage among patients with type 2 diabetes in North Karelia, Finland

Fig. 2

Mean monthly emergency contacts1 in 2019 and 2020 and change between the years by CCSR diagnose groups2 in different periods3. A) Mean monthly emergency care contacts by CCSR diagnose groups for 2019 and 2020. B Difference between 2019 and 2020 in monthly emergency contacts by CCSR diagnose groups. 1The mean monthly visits per period was calculated as the total visits divided by the number of months (12 months for year, 2.5 months for pre-lockdown and lockdown period, 7 months for post-lockdown period). 2CCSR categorisation based on ICD-10 diagnosis codes. Some ICD-10 codes are cross-classified into more than one CCSR category because an ICD-10 code can describe multiple conditions or a condition and a common symptom/manifestation. 3The periods in 2019 (pre-lockdown period: 1 January to 17 March; lockdown period: 18 March to 2 June; post-lockdown period: 3 June to 31 December) and in 2020 (pre-lockdown period: 1 January to 15 March; lockdown period: 16 March to 31 May; post-lockdown period: 1 June to 31 December). * Statistically significant with p < 0.05; p-values based on non-parametric Wilcoxon signed-rank test

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