Unadjusted outcomes within 1 year of the index date
| Outcome | No. (%) of people* | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Priority-population CHC n = 6575 | Nonpriority-population CHC n = 15 208 | Community control n = 1 673 200 | |
| Specialist visit | |||
| Psychiatrist | 2514 (38.2) | 5891 (38.7) | 265 417 (15.9) |
| Respirologist | 624 (9.5) | 1399 (9.2) | 67 295 (4.0) |
| Endocrinologist | 270 (4.1) | 1016 (6.7) | 60 415 (3.6) |
| Cardiologist | 2262 (34.4) | 3750 (24.7) | 117 933 (7.0) |
| Primary health care visit, rate per 1000 patients (95% CI) | 34.41 (34.27–34.55) | 25.53 (25.45–25.61) | 16.30 (16.29–16.30) |
| Emergency department visit, rate per 1000 patients (95% CI) | 2.55 (2.51–2.58) | 1.50 (1.48–1.52) | 0.71 (0.71–0.71) |
| Hospital admission, rate per 1000 patients (95% CI) | 0.26 (0.25–0.28) | 0.20 (0.19–0.21) | 0.13 (0.13–0.13) |
Note: CHC = Community Health Centre, CI = confidence interval.
↵* Except where noted otherwise.