Year-over-year change in family physician visitor rate and visit volume from Mar. 14 to June 30 in 2019 and 2020
| Variable | Visitor rate per 1000 patients | Visit volume per 1000 patients | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 rate | 2020 rate | Difference (95% CI) | Change, % | 2019 volume | 2020 volume | Difference (95% CI) | Change, % | |
| All patients | 392 | 257 | −135 (−137 to −134) | −34.5 | 644 | 503 | −140 (−145 to −136) | −21.8 |
| By patient sex | ||||||||
| Female | 425 | 285 | −140 (−142 to −137) | −32.9 | 715 | 576 | −139 (−146 to −133) | −19.5 |
| Male | 352 | 222 | −130 (−133 to −127) | −37.0 | 555 | 414 | −141 (−147 to −135) | −25.5 |
| By patient age, yr | ||||||||
| ≤ 18 | 301 | 169 | −132 (−137 to −128) | −44.0 | 459 | 292 | −167 (−175 to −158) | −36.3 |
| 19–34 | 305 | 214 | −91 (−95 to −87) | −29.7 | 495 | 422 | −73 (−83 to −63) | −14.7 |
| 34–49 | 352 | 239 | −114 (−118 to −110) | −32.3 | 568 | 470 | −98 (−108 to −89) | −17.3 |
| 50–64 | 434 | 288 | −146 (−150 to −142) | −33.6 | 703 | 560 | −143 (−152 to −133) | −20.3 |
| ≥ 65 | 554 | 362 | −192 (−196 to −188) | −34.6 | 968 | 746 | −222 (−234 to −211) | −23.0 |
| By income quintile | ||||||||
| 1 (lowest income) | 404 | 270 | −134 (−138 to −130) | −33.2 | 715 | 569 | −146 (−157 to −135) | −20.4 |
| 2 | 405 | 268 | −137 (−142 to −133) | −33.9 | 682 | 538 | −144 (−156 to −133) | −21.2 |
| 3 | 396 | 260 | −136 (−141 to −132) | −34.4 | 644 | 506 | −138 (−149 to −127) | −21.4 |
| 4 | 385 | 249 | −137 (−141 to −132) | −35.4 | 617 | 471 | −145 (−155 to −136) | −23.6 |
| 5 (highest income) | 387 | 250 | −137 (−140 to −133) | −35.3 | 601 | 468 | −133 (−141 to −125) | −22.1 |
| Missing | 317 | 212 | −106 (−117 to −95) | −33.3 | 544 | 415 | −128 (−156 to −101) | −23.6 |
| By material deprivation quintile | ||||||||
| 1 (least deprived) | 395 | 258 | −137 (−141 to −133) | −34.6 | 631 | 504 | −127 (−135 to −118) | −20.1 |
| 2 | 387 | 250 | −137 (−141 to −133) | −35.5 | 613 | 474 | −139 (−148 to −130) | −22.6 |
| 3 | 394 | 257 | −137 (−141 to −132) | −34.7 | 637 | 489 | −149 (−159 to −139) | −23.4 |
| 4 | 405 | 266 | −139 (−144 to −134) | −34.3 | 683 | 527 | −156 (−168 to −145) | −22.9 |
| 5 (most deprived) | 395 | 265 | −130 (−135 to −125) | −32.9 | 697 | 560 | −138 (−150 to −125) | −19.7 |
| Missing | 321 | 212 | −108 (−119 to −98) | −33.8 | 558 | 411 | −147 (−172 to −121) | −26.3 |
| By ethnic concentration quintile | ||||||||
| 1 (least diverse) | 401 | 269 | −132 (−138 to −126) | −32.9 | 649 | 503 | −146 (−158 to −130) | −22.5 |
| 2 | 387 | 256 | −131 (−136 to −126) | −33.9 | 623 | 469 | −154 (−163 to −140) | −24.7 |
| 3 | 386 | 255 | −131 (−135 to −126) | −33.9 | 614 | 487 | −127 (−135 to −115) | −20.7 |
| 4 | 398 | 260 | −139 (−142 to −135) | −34.8 | 642 | 507 | −135 (−141 to −123) | −21.0 |
| 5 (most diverse) | 397 | 257 | −141 (−144 to −137) | −35.4 | 678 | 525 | −153 (−159 to −142) | −22.6 |
| Missing | 321 | 212 | −108 (−119 to −98) | −33.8 | 558 | 411 | −147 (−172 to −121) | −26.3 |
Note: CI = confidence interval.