Table 1 Characteristics of appointments (n = 82,898 appointments)
Variable | Total | Appointments with attendance | Appointments with non-attendance | p-value 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | n | % | ||
Overall | 82,898 | 100% | 78,505 | 100% | 4393 | 100% | |
Age | < 0.001 | ||||||
18–29 | 2329 | 3% | 1925 | 2% | 404 | 9% | |
30–39 | 4682 | 6% | 4202 | 5% | 480 | 11% | |
40–49 | 10,629 | 13% | 9737 | 12% | 892 | 20% | |
50–59 | 15,989 | 19% | 15,072 | 19% | 917 | 21% | |
60–69 | 25,364 | 31% | 24,447 | 31% | 917 | 21% | |
70–79 | 18,659 | 23% | 18,055 | 23% | 604 | 14% | |
80+ | 5246 | 6% | 5067 | 6% | 179 | 4% | |
Gender | < 0.001 | ||||||
male | 43,368 | 52% | 40,830 | 52% | 2538 | 58% | |
female | 39,530 | 48% | 37,675 | 48% | 1855 | 42% | |
Marital status | < 0.001 | ||||||
Unmarried | 35,678 | 43% | 33,337 | 42% | 2341 | 53% | |
Married | 47,220 | 57% | 45,168 | 58% | 2052 | 47% | |
Educational level | < 0.001 | ||||||
Basic (primary school) | 34,338 | 41% | 32,413 | 41% | 1925 | 44% | |
Vocational or upper secondary | 33,276 | 40% | 31,601 | 40% | 1675 | 38% | |
Further or higher education | 13,216 | 16% | 12,563 | 16% | 653 | 15% | |
Unknown | 2068 | 2% | 1928 | 2% | 140 | 3% | |
Occupational status | < 0.001 | ||||||
Student | 706 | 1% | 599 | 1% | 107 | 2% | |
Affiliated to labour marked | 21,185 | 26% | 19,697 | 25% | 1488 | 34% | |
Short-term welfare payment | 2028 | 2% | 1844 | 2% | 184 | 4% | |
Long-term welfare payment | 2996 | 4% | 2646 | 3% | 350 | 8% | |
Disability pension | 12,435 | 15% | 11,649 | 15% | 786 | 18% | |
Pension | 42,742 | 52% | 41,359 | 53% | 1383 | 31% | |
Unknown | 806 | 1% | 711 | 1% | 95 | 2% | |
Specific chronic disease | |||||||
Type 1 diabetes mellitus | < 0.001 | ||||||
yes | 17,310 | 21% | 16,093 | 20% | 1217 | 28% | |
no | 65,588 | 79% | 62,412 | 80% | 3176 | 72% | |
Type 2 diabetes mellitus | 0.53 | ||||||
yes | 36,629 | 44% | 34,762 | 44% | 1867 | 42% | |
no | 46,269 | 56% | 43,743 | 56% | 2526 | 58% | |
Hearth failure | 0.15 | ||||||
yes | 4129 | 5% | 3928 | 5% | 201 | 5% | |
no | 78,769 | 95% | 74,577 | 95% | 4192 | 95% | |
COPD | 0.53 | ||||||
yes | 4854 | 6% | 4582 | 6% | 272 | 6% | |
no | 78,044 | 94% | 73,923 | 94% | 4121 | 94% | |
Asthma | 0.13 | ||||||
yes | 5062 | 6% | 4746 | 6% | 316 | 7% | |
no | 77,836 | 94% | 73,759 | 94% | 4077 | 93% | |
Rheumatorid arthritis | < 0.001 | ||||||
yes | 11,621 | 14% | 11,154 | 14% | 467 | 11% | |
no | 71,277 | 86% | 67,351 | 86% | 3926 | 89% | |
Osteoporosis | < 0.001 | ||||||
yes | 6496 | 8% | 6300 | 8% | 196 | 4% | |
no | 76,402 | 92% | 72,205 | 92% | 4197 | 96% | |
Number of outpatient treatment courses | 0.32 | ||||||
1 | 79,719 | 96% | 75,468 | 96% | 4251 | 97% | |
2+ | 3179 | 4% | 3037 | 4% | 142 | 3% | |