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Table 4 Associations between group-status and primary healthcare usage. Separate multivariable Poisson models are fitted for the four outcomes: overall number of contacts, contacts to GP, physiotherapist, or chiropractor. Presented are estimated incidence rate ratios (IRR) with corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CI) for the children in the CHAMPS-Group against reference Local Controls. Adjustment factors were Children’s gender, parents healthcarea use in the period before CHAMPS-study DK, and the equivalised disposable family incomeb

From: Does children’s healthcare seeking change after participation in a musculoskeletal study? A register-based study

 

Local Controls

 

Contacts to physiotherapist

Contacts to chiropractor

Contacts to General Practice

Overall contacts

 

IRR

95% CI

p-value

IRR

95% CI

p-value

IRR

95% CI

p-value

IRR

95% C)

p-value

Period 1: Before (1997–2008)

Crude model

Constant (Local controls)

0.04

(0.02–0.07)

< .001

0.04

0.04–0.05

< .001

5.67

5.54–5.81

< .001

5.75

5.61–5.89

< .001

Group (ref local controls)

0.27

(0.11–0.66)

.04

1.20

0.93–1.56

.16

1.03

0.99–1.07

.11

1.03

0.99–1.06

.15

Adjusted model

Group (ref local controls)

0.27

0.11–0.68

< .01

1.11

0.41–1.11

.44

1.04

1.01–1.08

.02

1.03

0.99–1.06

.14

Gender (ref boys)

1.00

0.31–3.27

1.00

0.81

0.63–1.05

.11

0.96

0.93–0.99

.01

0.96

0.93–1.00

.03

Income (ref low)

            

Middle

0.49

0.15–1.64

.25

1.28

0.91–1.80

.15

1.04

1.00–1.08

.07

1.05

1.00–1.09

.03

High

1.43

0.32–6.41

.64

1.36

0.95–1.96

.09

1.02

0.98–1.07

.29

1.05

1.00–1.10

.03

Parents´ healthcare (ref low)

            

Middle

1.12

1.07–1.18

< .001

1.30

1.24–1.36

< .001

High

1.91

0.57–6.45

.30

3.59

2.75–4.68

< .001

1.39

1.33–1.45

< .001

1.67

1.60–1.74

< .001

Period 2: During (2009–2014)

Crude model

Constant (Local controls)

0.13

0.08–0.22

< .001

0.10

0.08–0.12

< .001

2.53

2.44–2.61

< .001

2.75

2.64–2.87

< .001

Group (ref local controls)

0.44

0.24–0.81

< .01

1.44

1.11–1.86

< .01

0.92

0.87–0.96

< .001

0.91

0.86–0.97

< .002

Adjusted model

Group (ref local controls)

0.42

0.24–0.75

< .01

1.30

1.00–1.69

.05

0.92

0.88–0.97

< .01

0.91

0.86–0.97

< .002

Gender (ref boys)

2.22

1.12–4.44

.02

1.12

0.87–1.46

.38

1.18

1.13–1.24

< .001

1.21

(1.14–1.28)

< .001

Income (ref low)

            

Middle

0.83

0.27–2.55

.74

2.24

1.53–3.29

< .001

0.95

0.90–1.01

.10

0.98

0.91–1.05

.52

High

1.44

0.56–3.71

.45

2.54

1.76–3.67

< .001

0.93

0.87–0.99

.03

0.98

0.91–1.06

.68

Period 3: After (2014–2019)

Crude model

Constant (Local controls)

0.13

0.10–0.17

< .001

0.16

0.14–0.18

< .001

3.43

3.31–3.54

< .001

3.71

3.58–3.85

< .001

Group (ref local controls)

0.97

0.71–1.34

.87

1.35

1.08–1.69

.08

0.94

0.89–0.98

.01

0.96

0.91–1.01

.08

Adjusted model

Group (ref local controls)

0.88

0.63–1.23

.46

1.15

0.92–1.45

.22

0.94

0.90–0.99

<.02

0.95

0.91–1.00

<.05

Gender (ref boys)

1.93

1.38–2.69

< .001

1.08

0.86–1.34

.51

1.85

1.77–1.94

< .001

1.80

1.72–1.89

< .001

Income (ref low)

            

Middle

1.32

0.87–2.00

.19

2.01

1.50–2.69

< .001

0.92

0.87–0.97

< .01

0.96

0.90–1.01

.14

High

1.78

1.07–2.98

.03

3.10

2.32–4.14

< .001

0.87

0.82–0.92

< .001

0.95

0.89–1.01

.09