Study population 2014
Total population | At higher risk | Higher than average | Lower than average | |||||
Risk >2.5% | Risk >1.2%–2.5% | Risk ≤1.2% | ||||||
527 458 | 49 486 | 99 714 | 378 258 | |||||
Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | |
Gender | ||||||||
Female | 255 875 | 48.5 | 20 315 | 41.1 | 43 030 | 43.2 | 192 530 | 50.9 |
Male | 271 583 | 51.5 | 29 171 | 58.9 | 56 684 | 56.8 | 185 728 | 49.1 |
Age group (years) | ||||||||
1–2 | 78 051 | 14.8 | 18 112 | 36.6 | 44 084 | 44.2 | 15 855 | 4.2 |
3–5 | 125 459 | 23.8 | 20 180 | 40.8 | 35 543 | 35.6 | 69 736 | 18.4 |
6–13 | 323 948 | 61.4 | 11 194 | 22.6 | 20 087 | 20.1 | 292 667 | 77.4 |
Selected condition/body system | ||||||||
Cancer | 1138 | 0.2 | 477 | 1.0 | 252 | 0.3 | 409 | 0.1 |
Cardiovascular | 1624 | 0.3 | 653 | 1.3 | 211 | 0.2 | 760 | 0.2 |
Dental conditions | 442 | 0.1 | 138 | 0.3 | 109 | 0.1 | 195 | 0.1 |
Endocrine | 6458 | 1.2 | 1276 | 2.6 | 1074 | 1.1 | 4108 | 1.1 |
Ear, nose, throat | 31 919 | 6.1 | 21 664 | 43.8 | 7376 | 7.4 | 2879 | 0.8 |
Eye | 821 | 0.2 | 165 | 0.3 | 145 | 0.1 | 511 | 0.1 |
Genetic conditions | 274 | 0.1 | 188 | 0.4 | 29 | 0.0 | 57 | 0.0 |
Gastrointestinal | 7380 | 1.4 | 2724 | 5.5 | 1578 | 1.6 | 3078 | 0.8 |
Genitourinary | 3389 | 0.6 | 987 | 2.0 | 836 | 0.8 | 1566 | 0.4 |
Obstetric and gynaecologic conditions | 128 | 0.0 | 17 | 0.0 | 19 | 0.0 | 92 | 0.0 |
Haematological | 1114 | 0.2 | 596 | 1.2 | 247 | 0.2 | 271 | 0.1 |
Hepatobiliary | 245 | 0.0 | 82 | 0.2 | 39 | 0.0 | 124 | 0.0 |
Immunological disease | 199 | 0.0 | 80 | 0.2 | 45 | 0.0 | 74 | 0.0 |
Infectious disease | 869 | 0.2 | 596 | 1.2 | 160 | 0.2 | 113 | 0.0 |
Male genital | 1329 | 0.3 | 179 | 0.4 | 209 | 0.2 | 941 | 0.2 |
Musculoskeletal | 3817 | 0.7 | 664 | 1.3 | 453 | 0.5 | 2700 | 0.7 |
Neurological diseases | 3738 | 0.7 | 2123 | 4.3 | 912 | 0.9 | 703 | 0.2 |
Nutrition | 924 | 0.2 | 446 | 0.9 | 201 | 0.2 | 277 | 0.1 |
Other conditions | 1703 | 0.3 | 1150 | 2.3 | 247 | 0.2 | 306 | 0.1 |
Neonatal conditions | 186 | 0.0 | 111 | 0.2 | 50 | 0.1 | 25 | 0.0 |
Psychological | 854 | 0.2 | 388 | 0.8 | 141 | 0.1 | 325 | 0.1 |
Respiratory | 20 450 | 3.9 | 7285 | 14.7 | 5886 | 5.9 | 7279 | 1.9 |
Skin | 39 344 | 7.5 | 5809 | 11.7 | 7461 | 7.5 | 26 074 | 6.9 |
Trauma | 737 | 0.1 | 177 | 0.4 | 167 | 0.2 | 393 | 0.1 |
Emergency room visits based on severity level | ||||||||
Critical | 182 | 0.0 | 117 | 0.2 | 35 | 0.0 | 30 | 0.0 |
Acute | 15 029 | 2.8 | 5219 | 10.5 | 3915 | 3.9 | 5895 | 1.6 |
Urgent but could be deferred | 118 372 | 22.4 | 26 945 | 54.5 | 33 241 | 33.3 | 58 186 | 15.4 |
Not urgent | 45 336 | 8.6 | 11 216 | 22.7 | 13 080 | 13.1 | 21 040 | 5.6 |
Inappropriate medication prescriptions20 | 8077 | 1.5 | 2376 | 4.8 | 3090 | 3.1 | 2611 | 0.7 |
Antibiotic use | ||||||||
1 | 114 421 | 21.7 | 8248 | 16.7 | 24 544 | 24.6 | 81 629 | 21.6 |
2 | 63 151 | 12.0 | 9359 | 18.9 | 19 035 | 19.1 | 34 757 | 9.2 |
3+ | 76 878 | 14.6 | 25 587 | 51.7 | 29 144 | 29.2 | 22 147 | 5.9 |
Non-Italian citizen | 90 760 | 17.2 | 8975 | 18.1 | 18 390 | 18.4 | 63 395 | 16.8 |
Copay exempted based on family income/employment status | 244 911 | 46.4 | 37 502 | 75.8 | 64 776 | 65.0 | 142 633 | 37.7 |
Copay exempted based on disabled status | 6173 | 1.2 | 2029 | 4.1 | 1321 | 1.3 | 2823 | 0.7 |
Specialty visits in paediatrics | ||||||||
Medical | 12 642 | 2.4 | 3987 | 8.1 | 2735 | 2.7 | 5920 | 1.6 |
Surgical | 8982 | 1.7 | 2060 | 4.2 | 2294 | 2.3 | 4628 | 1.2 |