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Table 3 Results for number of primary care visits by time period: descriptive statistics and GEE repeated measures model estimates, unadjusted and adjusted for potentially predisposing, need and enabling covariates

From: Improved access to and continuity of primary care after attachment to a family physician: longitudinal cohort study on centralized waiting lists for unattached patients in Quebec, Canada

 

Pre-attachment

Post-attachment

T0–2 years

T0–1 year

T0 + 1 year

T0 + 2 years

na

406,001

410,140

410,140

320,428

Number of primary care visits

 Mean (s.d.)

1.77 (2.68)

1.76 (2.60)

3.43 (3.08)

2.20 (2.70)

 99% CI

1.76–1.78

1.75–1.77

3.42–3.44

2.19–2.21

Unadjusted model

 Exp (β) (IRR)

1.00 (ref.)

0.99

1.94

1.24

 99% CI

 

0.99–1.00

1.93–1.95

1.24–1.25

 p-value

 

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

Adjusted modelb

 Exp (β) (IRR)

1.00 (ref.).

1.01

2.03

1.29

 99% CI

 

1.00–1.01

2.02–2.04

1.28–1.30

 p-value

 

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

  1. aNumber of patients with valid data in the 12-month time period
  2. bAdjusted for age, sex, Charlson Comorbidity Index, medical vulnerability and region remoteness