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Table 4 Unadjusted and adjusted estimates and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for the average rate of change in each period for healthcare use (N = 1942)

From: Changes in healthcare use among individuals who move into public housing: a population-based investigation

Healthcare use

Period

Unadjusted

Adjusted

Estimate

95% CI

Estimate

95% CI

Hospitalizations (OR) (all periods)

Pre

1.06

1.03, 1.09

1.07

1.04, 1.10

Post

0.98

0.95, 1.01

0.98

0.95, 1.01

Hospitalizations (OR) (admission period only)

Pre

1.04

1.01, 1.07

1.04

1.01, 1.07

Post

1.01

0.98, 1.04

1.01

0.98, 1.05

GP Visits (IRR)

Pre

1.01

1.01, 1.02

1.01

1.01, 1.02

Post

1.00

1.00, 1.01

1.00

1.00, 1.01

Specialist Visits (OR)

Pre

1.00

1.00, 1.02

1.00

0.99, 1.02

Post

1.00

0.99, 1.01

1.00

0.99, 1.01

Prescriptions (mean)

Pre

0.05

0.04, 0.06

0.06

0.05, 0.07

Post

0.02

0.01, 0.03

0.02

0.01, 0.03

ED Visitsa (OR)

Pre

1.02

1.01, 1.04

1.02

1.00, 1.04

Post

1.01

0.99, 1.02

1.00

0.99, 1.02

  1. Note. Values in bold-face font are statistically significant at α = 0.05; Covariates in adjusted models were sex, age group, region of residence, income quintile, residential mobility, receipt of IA, physician-diagnosed mental and physical health conditions (i.e., schizophrenia, mood disorders, substance abuse disorders, injury, diabetes, respiratory illness, arthritis, cancer, hypertension), ADGs; aWinnipeg residents only (N = 960)