Table 1 Cohort population characteristics and general trends in utilization in defined sex- and age groups between 2007 and 2017
Sex | Male | Female | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age group (years) | 20-34 | 35-54 | 55-69 | 20-34 | 35-54 | 55-69 | Total | |
Number of individuals (N) | 93,427 | 145,045 | 88,365 | 92,405 | 145,484 | 94,572 | 659,298 | |
Income (% of total in age group) | low income | 30.5 | 31.8 | 29.8 | 38.9 | 36.0 | 36.6 | 34.0 |
medium income | 30.3 | 33.4 | 34.0 | 35.1 | 32.7 | 32.7 | 33.0 | |
high income | 39.2 | 34.8 | 36.2 | 26.0 | 31.3 | 30.7 | 33.0 | |
Education (% of total in age group) | primary school | 4.9 | 6.2 | 16.3 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 17.1 | 8.2 |
secondary school | 39.0 | 39.6 | 42.0 | 35.8 | 38.9 | 43.2 | 39.7 | |
higher education | 56.1 | 54.2 | 41.6 | 60.3 | 57.0 | 39.7 | 52.2 | |
Civil status (% of total in age group) | single | 81.1 | 47.0 | 32.9 | 72.0 | 44.3 | 38.0 | 51.5 |
married/cohabitant | 18.9 | 53.0 | 67.1 | 28.0 | 55.7 | 62.0 | 48.5 | |
Municipality of residence (% of total in age group) | urban | 50.5 | 40.6 | 36.1 | 51.1 | 40.8 | 38.0 | 4.6 |
semi-urban | 25.0 | 30.5 | 31.9 | 25.0 | 30.5 | 31.4 | 29.3 | |
rural | 24.5 | 28.9 | 32.0 | 23.9 | 28.7 | 30.5 | 28.2 | |
Mean number of annual GP visits per person | 2007 | 1.32 | 0.93 | 0.71 | 1.73 | 1.4 | 1.18 | 1.21 |
2012 | 1.58 | 1.05 | 0.83 | 1.95 | 1.58 | 1.48 | 1.41 | |
2017 | 1.66 | 1.11 | 0.8 | 1.94 | 1.6 | 1.41 | 1.42 | |
Absolute increase in annual GP visits 2007 vs, 2017 (N) | 6,657 | 26,369 | 29,579 | 19,017 | 29,585 | 20,163 | 131,370 | |
Relative increase in annual GP visits 2007 vs, 2017 (%) | 11 | 20 | 25 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 17 | |