Table 1

Healthcare utilisation ratio: rheumatoid arthritis (RA) cohort compared with matched referents during the 10-year follow-up

	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	Change (%)*	p Value for trend†
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.