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Use of any health service (public or private) by three indicators of socioeconomic position. Percentage ratio (PR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) |
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| Measures of socioeconomic position |
GP visits |
Specialist visits |
Hospitalisation |
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| PRa (IC 95%) |
PRa (IC 95%) |
PRa (IC 95%) |
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| Education |
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| Tertiary |
1.00 |
- |
1.00 |
- |
1.00 |
- |
| Upper secondary |
1.21 |
(1.08–1.35) |
0.90 |
(0.77–1.06) |
0.95 |
(0.79–1.13) |
| Lower secondary |
1.38 |
(1.23–1.54) |
0.77 |
(0.64–0.91) |
1.18 |
(0.98–1.41) |
| Primary/no education |
1.52 |
(1.37–1.68) |
0.66 |
(0.57–0.77) |
1.16 |
(0.99–1.37) |
| Social class |
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| I–II |
1.00 |
- |
1.00 |
- |
1.00 |
- |
| III |
1.14 |
(1.03–1.25) |
0.85 |
(0.73–0.99) |
0.96 |
(0.82–1.12) |
| IV |
1.42 |
(1.30–1.55) |
0.79 |
(0.69–0.91) |
1.06 |
(0.92–1.22) |
| V–VI |
1.43 |
(1.30–1.56) |
0.67 |
(0.57–0.78) |
1.12 |
(0.97–1.30) |
| Monthly income |
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| More than 1800 euros |
1.00 |
- |
1.00 |
- |
1.00 |
- |
| From 1201 to 1800 euros |
1.24 |
(1.13–1.35) |
0.81 |
(0.50–0.68) |
1.05 |
(0.91–1.21) |
| From 901 to 1200 euros |
1.21 |
(1.11–1.33) |
0.72 |
(0.63–0.85) |
1.01 |
(0.87–1.18) |
| Up to 900 euros |
1.39 |
(1.27–1.51) |
0.58 |
(0.71–0.93) |
1.06 |
(0.92–1.22) |
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a. Adjusted for age, sex, and number of chronic diseases. In monthly income, also adjusted for number of members in household. | ||||||
Regidor et al. BMC Health Services Research 2008 8:183 doi:10.1186/1472-6963-8-183 |
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