Table 6:

Odds of enrolment by use of health care services in the year before enrolment

VariableVulnerable enrolment; OR (95% CI)General enrolment; OR (95% CI)
CrudeAdjusted*CrudeAdjusted*
Quebec
Primary care visits1.05 (1.05–1.05)1.03 (1.03–1.03)1.08 (1.08–1.08)1.06 (1.06–1.06)
Emergency department visits1.04 (1.04–1.04)1.04 (1.04–1.04)1.05 (1.001–1.009)0.99 (0.99–0.99)
Proportion of visits with usual care provider1.13 (1.13–1.14)1.13 (1.13–1.13)1.12 (1.12–1.12)1.11 (1.11–1.11)
VariableChronic disease incentive; OR (95% CI)Complex care incentive; OR (95% CI)A GP for Me; OR (95% CI)
CrudeAdjustedCrudeAdjustedCrudeAdjusted
British Columbia
Primary care visits1.00 (1.00–1.00)1.00 (1.00–1.01)1.02 (1.02–1.02)1.01 (1.01–1.01)0.99 (0.99–0.99)0.98 (0.98–0.98)
Emergency department visits0.95 (0.94–0.95)0.96 (0.95–0.97)0.99 (0.98–1.00)0.98 (0.97–0.98)1.01 (1.01–1.01)1.00 (1.00–1.00)
Proportion of visits with usual care provider1.03 (1.02–1.03)1.02 (1.02–1.03)1.06 (1.05–1.07)1.04 (1.03–1.05)1.04 (1.04–1.04)1.03 (1.03–1.04)
  • Note: CI = confidence interval, OR = odds ratio.

  • * Multivariable models used to generate adjusted ORs included age, sex or gender, and Elixhauser Comorbidity Index score.

  • Scaled such that ORs correspond to a 10% change in continuity.