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Table 4 Description of person characteristics with at least one referral to medical specialists in 2020 relative to 2019 in mainland France

From: Underuse of primary healthcare in France during the COVID-19 epidemic in 2020 according to individual characteristics: a national observational study

 

Individual

Ophthalmologist

Gynecologist

Dermatologist

Cardiologist

ORL

 

2020

Consula

2020/2019b

Consul

2020/2019

Consul

2020/2019

Consul

2020/2019

Consul

2020/2019

 

Million

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

Total

64.3

26.7

-7

10.2

-9

9.1

-12

9.6

-5

6.3

-11

Age (years)

 0–1

1.4

6.2

-13

0.1

31

2.4

-17

0.7

-7

5.4

-26

 2–6

3.7

21.8

-10

0.0

 + 3

3.5

-18

0.7

-17

8.9

-24

 7–17

8.4

26.7

-7

2.0

-9

7.5

-13

1.3

-15

4.0

-15

 18–25

5.8

17.4

-7

13.1

-7

7.8

-6

1.9

-2

3.7

-4

 26–50

20.0

22.1

-9

17.9

-9

8.6

-12

4.5

-6

5.2

-8

 51–65

12.2

31.3

-7

11.5

-10

10.1

-13

13.8

-6

7.3

-10

 66–75

6.9

39.9

-4

7.3

-12

13.5

-10

25.0

-3

9.3

-7

 76–85

4.2

39.8

-7

3.2

-11

12.7

-11

30.8

-5

10.1

-10

  > 85

1.8

22.9

-8

0.7

-9

7.0

-12

20.2

-5

6.9

-11

Sex

 Male

30.7

23.3

-7

0.2

 + 6

7.5

-11

10.4

-5

6.2

-10

 Female

33.5

29.8

-8

19.4

-9

10.3

-12

8.9

-5

6.5

-11

Geographic deprivation index (quintile)

 Q1 (Post favored)

12.6

28.8

-7

13.6

-9

12.5

-11

10.1

-5

7.7

-11

 Q2

12.9

27.3

-7

11.1

-9

9.8

-11

9.6

-5

6.5

-10

 Q3

12.9

26.7

-8

10.1

-9

8.9

-11

9.8

-5

6.3

-10

 Q4

12.6

26.1

-7

8.6

-10

7.4

-13

9.3

-5

5.7

-11

 Q5 (Least favored)

12.2

25.0

-7

7.6

-11

6.3

-14

9.4

-6

5.6

-12

Covid-19 hospitalization rate, 2020

 Q1c < 233.2

12.9

27.3

-8

8.7

-10

8.2

-12

9.2

-5

5.7

-11

 Q2 233.2–352.8

13.6

27.1

-8

8.7

-10

8.2

-12

9.2

-5

5.7

-11

 Q3 352.8–511.0

17.8

25.9

-8

9.5

-10

9.3

-12

9.8

-6

6.2

-11

 Q4 > 511.0

19.9

26.8

-7

10.3

-9

8.1

-12

9.3

-5

6.1

-11

 

Gastroenterologist

Rheumatologist

Pediatrician

Pulmonologist

Psychiatrist

Endocrinologist

 

Consul

2020/2019

Consul

2020/2019

Consul

2020/2019

Consul

2020/2019

Consul

2020/2019

Consul

2020/2019

 

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

Total

3.9

-7

3.2

-10

3.6

-4

2.8

-4

2.4

-3

1.6

-4

Age (years)

 0–1

0.0

-37

0.0

 + 2

45.6

-4

0.1

-45

0.1

-6

0.0

-15

 2–6

0.1

-32

0.0

-12

24.3

-6

0.7

-30

0.7

-15

0.0

-9

 7–17

0.4

-16

0.2

-16

7.3

-2

1.2

-12

1.3

-7

0.2

-9

 18–25

1.9

-4

0.6

-6

0.5

-2

1.1

1

2.0

 + 3

1.0

-2

 26–50

3.8

-7

2.3

-9

  

2.0

1

3.3

-5

1.8

-3

 51–65

6.5

-8

5.5

-10

  

4.2

-3

3.5

-2

2.5

-4

 66–75

8.0

-6

7.4

-10

  

5.8

-2

1.8

-1

3.0

-3

 76–85

5.8

-9

7.6

-12

  

5.5

-6

1.2

-3

2.2

-4

  > 85

2.2

-8

3.6

-10

  

2.5

-6

0.7

-4

0.8

-3

Sex

 Male

3.7

-7

2.2

-10

3.7

-4

3.0

-4

1.9

-4

1.0

-2

 Female

4.2

-8

4.2

-10

3.5

-4

2.5

-3

2.8

-3

2.3

-4

Geographic deprivation index (quintile)

 Q1 (Post favored)

4.5

-7

3.8

-9

5.2

-3

2.6

-3

3.3

-5

2.1

-5

 Q2

4.1

-7

3.4

-10

3.8

-4

2.8

-3

2.5

-3

1.8

-3

 Q3

4.0

-7

3.3

-10

3.5

-4

2.9

-4

2.5

-3

1.7

-3

 Q4

3.6

-8

3.0

-11

2.8

-5

2.8

-4

1.9

-3

1.3

-4

 Q5 (Least favored)

3.4

-8

2.8

-12

2.8

-6

2.7

-4

1.6

-3

1.3

-3

Covid-19 hospitalization rate, 2020

 Q1c < 233.2

4.0

-7

3.0

-9

2.7

-3

2.7

-4

2.1

-3

1.4

-3

 Q2 233.2–352.8

4.0

-7

3.0

-9

2.7

-3

2.7

-4

2.1

-3

1.4

-3

 Q3 352.8–511.0

3.9

-7

3.5

-9

3.2

-3

3.0

-5

2.5

-5

1.8

-5

 Q4 > 511.0

3.9

-8

2.8

-12

3.4

-5

2.9

-3

2.0

-2

1.4

-3

  1. Consul: percentage of patients with at less one consultation in 2020
  2. 2020/2019: difference between the two years in the percentage of patients with at least one annual consultation
  3. aProportion of persons with at least one consultation in 2020
  4. bRatio
  5. cQuartile by area of residence, rate of hospitalization for COVID-19 per 100,000 people