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Table 2 Crude rates of primary and specialist consultations, by exposure status

From: Consultation rates in people with type 2 diabetes with and without vascular complications: a retrospective analysis of 141,328 adults in England

Exposure

n (%)

Rate (95% CI)

IRR (95% CI)

Primary Care Consultations

   

T2DM

5,108,427 (62.11%)

11.23 (11.22, 11.24)

Reference

CVD

2,482,575 (29.89%)

10.43 (10.42, 10.44)

0.87 (0.87, 0.88)

T2DM + CVD

622,770 (8.00%)

12.67 (12.64, 12.70)

1.08 (1.07, 1.10)

Total

8,213,772

11.07 (11.06, 11.08)

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Specialist Care Consultations

T2DM

1,047,175 (51.21%)

2.54 (2.53, 2.54)

Reference

CVD

671,516 (31.87%)

3.05 (3.03, 3.05)

1.17 (1.14, 1.19)

T2DM + CVD

289,335(16.92%)

6.01 (5.99, 6.03)

2.29 (2.23, 2.36)

Total

2,008,026

2.94 (2.94, 2.95)

-

All Consultations

T2DM

6,155,602 (59.91%)

13.51 (13.50, 13.52)

Reference

CVD

3,154,091 (30.35%)

13.19 (13.18, 13.21)

0.92 (0.91, 0.93)

T2DM + CVD

912,105 (9.74%)

18.51 (18.47, 18.55)

1.28 (1.27, 1.31)

Total

10,221,798

13.74 (13.73, 13.75)

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  1. IRR Incidence rate ratio, CI confidence interval
  2. IRR has been adjusted for age, sex, and ethnicity. Rate is number of consultations per person per year
  3. N = 140,165 patients in IRR analyses