FA status* | Non-FA | 1-year FA | 2-year FA | 3-year FA | Total |
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Number of patients (%) | 4594 (80) | 799 (14) | 220 (4) | 99 (2) | 5712 |
Number of females (%) | 2457 (53.5) | 399 (49.9) | 126 (57.3) | 60 (60.6) | 3042 (53.3) |
Median age (IQR†) | 45.14 (31–57) | 45.79 (31–57) | 48.29 (33.5–59) | 53.19 (42–61) | 45 (31–57) |
Number of consultations with the general practitioner | 8337 | 3982 | 1750 | 1047 | 15 116 |
Mean consultation frequency with the general practitioner (IQR) | 1.81 (0–3) | 4.98 (2–7) | 7.68 (5–10) | 10.58 (7–12) | |
Total number of RFEs† encountered by general practitioner | 10 305 | 4904 | 2224 | 1334 | 18 767 |
Mean number of RFEs per patient (IQR) | 2.2 (0–3) | 6.1 (2–9) | 10.2 (6–12) | 13.4 (9–15) | |
Number of RFEs linked to CECs | 3974 | 2249 | 1088 | 612 | 7923 |
Mean number of RFEs linked to CEC per patient (IQR) | 0.9 (0–1) | 2.8 (0–4) | 4.9 (1–6) | 6.2 (3–8) | |
Number of RFEs linked to transient episodes of care (TEC) | 6331 | 2655 | 1156 | 722 | 10 864 |
Mean number of RFEs linked to TEC per patient (IQR) | 1.4 (0–2) | 3.3 (1–5) | 5.2 (3–7) | 7.3 (4–9) | |
Percentage of RFEs linked to chronic episodes of care of all RFEs | 38.6 | 45.9 | 48.9 | 45.9 | 42.1 |
Percentage of RFEs linked to transient episodes of care of all RFEs | 61.4 | 54.1 | 52.0 | 54.1 | 57.9 |
*Non-FAs are non-frequent attenders, 1yFA, 2yFA and 3yFA are frequent attenders during 1, 2, and 3 years, respectively.
†RFE denotes reason for encounter.
CECs, chronic episodes of care; TEC, transient episode of care.