Crude and adjusted rate ratios of health service encounters, female versus male (reference group) Veterans, by visit type
| Visit type | Median # visits (IQR) | Crude RR (95% CI) | P value | aRR* (95% CI) | P value | aRR† (95% CI) | P value | |
| Male | Female | |||||||
| Primary care | 8 (4–15) | 12 (6–21) | 1.43 (1.39 to 1.48) | <0.0001 | 1.47 (1.42 to 1.52) | <0.0001 | 1.51 (1.46 to 1.56) | <0.0001 |
| Specialist | 4 (2–9) | 6 (2–12) | 1.45 (1.36 to 1.54) | <0.0001 | 1.54 (1.45 to 1.64) | <0.0001 | 1.56 (1.47 to 1.66) | <0.0001 |
| ED | 2 (1–3) | 2 (1–4) | 1.17 (1.10 to 1.23 | <0.0001 | 1.11 (1.05 to 1.18) | 0.0002 | 1.11 (1.05 to 1.18) | 0.0003 |
| Hospitalisation | 1 (1–2) | 1 (1–2) | 1.01 (0.95 to 1.07) | 0.83 | 1.00 (0.92 to 1.08) | 0.96 | 1.00 (0.92 to 1.09) | 0.99 |
| Home care visits | 9 (5–26) | 8 (4–21) | 0.81 (0.43 to 1.50) | 0.50 | 0.94 (0.49 to 1.80) | 0.85 | 1.03 (0.54 to 1.96) | 0.94 |
*Adjusted for age, region of residence, rurality, income quintile and length of service.
†Adjusted for age, region of residence, rurality, income quintile, length of service and select chronic comorbidities.
ED, emergency department; IQR, Interquartile range; RR, Rate Ratio.