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Table 2 The characteristics of patients, doctor visits and ultrasound exams per patient, over 15 years

From: The use of ultrasound in primary care: longitudinal billing and cross-sectional survey study in Switzerland

 

Patients

Doctor visits

US exams

n (%)

Mean per patient (CI)

n (%)

Mean per patient (CI)

Overall

67′180

19.63

130′245

1.94 (1.93–1.95)

Sex

 Male

28′552 (43)

20.66 (20.41–20.92)

53′796 (41)

1.88 (1.86–1.90)

 Female

38′628 (57)

18.86 (18.63–19.09)

76′449 (59)

1.98 (1.96–1.99)

Age (years)

 18–39

18′564 (28)

12.58 (12.36–12.79)

34′600 (27)

1.86 (1.84–1.89)

 40–64

29′117 (43)

18.33 (18.09–18.57)

55′437 (42)

1.90 (1.89–1.92)

  ≥ 65

19′499 (29)

28.28 (27.89–28.67)

40′208 (31)

2.06 (2.04–2.09)

Morbidity

 1 morbidity

11′399 (17)

8.80 (8.64–8.96)

19′356 (15)

1.70 (1.67–1.72)

  > 1 morbidity

42′010 (63)

27.23 (26.99–27.46)

88′345 (68)

2.10 (2.08–2.12)

 Unknown morbidity

13′771 (20)

4.97 (4.86–5.08)

22′544 (17)

1.64 (1.62–1.66)

  1. US Ultrasound, CI Confidence Interval at 95% significance level