2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | Change (%)* | p Value for trend† | |
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Men | ||||||||||||
Hospitalisations total | 2.35 | 2.12 | 2.40 | 2.07 | 1.76 | 2.16 | 2.02 | 1.76 | 1.70 | 1.72 | −27 | 0.01 |
Rheumatology/internal medicine | 3.12 | 2.44 | 3.58 | 2.71 | 1.94 | 2.73 | 2.58 | 2.19 | 1.79 | 2.63 | −16 | 0.13 |
Orthopaedics | 3.82 | 3.74 | 4.51 | 3.66 | 3.26 | 2.86 | 2.54 | 2.91 | 2.75 | 2.33 | −39 | 0.006 |
Outpatient physician total | 2.41 | 2.18 | 2.06 | 1.94 | 1.98 | 2.01 | 1.86 | 1.87 | 1.79 | 1.70 | −29 | 0.005 |
Rheumatology/internal medicine | 4.36 | 5.00 | 4.75 | 4.45 | 4.50 | 5.10 | 4.73 | 4.52 | 4.11 | 3.56 | −18 | 0.25 |
Orthopaedics | 3.78 | 3.61 | 3.51 | 2.58 | 4.49 | 3.99 | 4.22 | 3.00 | 3.22 | 2.91 | −23 | 0.39 |
Outpatient nurse total | 2.63 | 2.30 | 2.12 | 2.17 | 2.32 | 1.77 | 1.75 | 1.64 | 1.66 | 1.73 | −34 | 0.009 |
Outpatient physiotherapist total | 2.92 | 3.28 | 2.92 | 2.47 | 2.24 | 2.46 | 2.67 | 2.24 | 2.23 | 1.94 | −34 | 0.01 |
Women | ||||||||||||
Hospitalisations total | 2.79 | 2.58 | 2.54 | 2.62 | 2.30 | 2.23 | 2.23 | 2.13 | 2.20 | 2.02 | −28 | 0.004 |
Rheumatology/internal medicine | 4.77 | 3.60 | 3.50 | 3.62 | 2.94 | 2.99 | 2.80 | 2.74 | 2.50 | 2.36 | −51 | 0.004 |
Orthopaedics | 3.89 | 3.96 | 2.90 | 2.96 | 3.10 | 2.24 | 2.74 | 2.18 | 2.47 | 2.48 | −36 | 0.02 |
Outpatient physician total | 2.11 | 2.09 | 1.96 | 1.96 | 1.95 | 1.91 | 1.88 | 1.82 | 1.82 | 1.77 | −16 | 0.003 |
Rheumatology/internal medicine | 3.65 | 4.40 | 4.64 | 4.80 | 4.34 | 5.31 | 4.68 | 4.44 | 5.10 | 4.88 | +34 | 0.055 |
Orthopaedics | 3.65 | 3.63 | 3.88 | 3.96 | 3.85 | 3.78 | 3.57 | 3.28 | 3.11 | 2.96 | −19 | 0.04 |
Outpatient nurse total | 2.40 | 2.44 | 2.28 | 2.14 | 2.08 | 2.10 | 2.14 | 1.83 | 2.10 | 1.98 | −18 | 0.01 |
Outpatient physiotherapist total | 2.44 | 2.38 | 2.48 | 2.34 | 2.19 | 2.09 | 2.10 | 2.02 | 1.85 | 1.76 | −28 | 0.004 |
Values are the mean number of visits per calendar year per RA patient divided by the corresponding mean for reference subjects. A ratio of >1 indicates more healthcare utilisation in patients with RA.
*Change in the ratio as a percentage from 2001 to 2010.
†p Value from test for trend, ordered by rank.