Table 3 Crude rates of primary and specialist care consultations by exposure status, stratified by age, sex, and ethnicity

Primary care consultations

 Gender

  Male

2,500,073

10.45 (10.44, 10.46)

48.94%

1,091,357

9.61 (9.60, 9.63)

43.96%

360,637

12.11 (12.07, 12.16)

57.91%

  Female

2,608,354

12.10 (12.09, 12.11)

51.06%

1,391,218

11.17 (11.15, 11.19)

56.04%

262,133

13.52 (13.47, 13.57)

42.09%

 Age group

 < 50 years

1,038,501

10.62 (10.60, 10.65)

20.33%

194,161

8.02 (7.99, 8.06)

7.82%

39,012

11.37 (11.26, 11.49)

6.26%

 50–60 years

1,267,898

10.51 (10.49, 10.53)

24.82%

327,700

8.62 (8.59, 8.65)

13.20%

105,343

11.45 (11.38, 11.52)

16.92%

 60–70 years

1,403,264

11.31 (11.29, 11.33)

27.47%

562,928

9.81 (9.78, 9.84)

22.68%

174,775

12.05 (12.00, 12.11)

28.06%

 70–80 years

1,026,117

12.28 (12.25, 12.30)

20.09%

748,583

11.35 (11.32, 11.38)

30.15%

195,580

13.57 (13.51, 13.63)

31.40%

 > 80 years

372,647

12.95 (12.90, 12.99)

7.29%

649,203

12.37 (12.34, 12.40)

26.15%

108,060

14.19 (14.10, 14.27)

17.35%

Ethnicity

 White

4,621,831

11.37 (11.35, 11.38)

90.47%

2,382,597

10.49 (10.47, 10.50)

95.97%

586,051

12.73 (12.70, 12.77)

94.10%

 Black

92,931

9.93 (9.87, 9.99)

1.82%

14,198

8.43 (8.29, 8.57)

0.57%

6,612

12.14 (11.85, 12.43)

1.06%

 South asian

262,579

10.94 (10.90, 10.98)

5.14%

30,593

10.19 (10.08, 10.31)

1.23%

21,923

12.47 (12.30, 12.63)

3.52%

 Other

19,824

8.29 (8.18, 8.41)

0.39%

3,242

8.01 (7.74, 8.29)

0.13%

1,588

8.92 (8.49, 9.37)

0.25%

 Unknown

111,262

8.95 (8.90, 9.00)

2.18%

51,945

9.07 (8.99, 9.15)

2.09%

6,596

10.05 (9.81, 10.30)

1.06%

 Total

5,108,427

11.23 (11.22, 11.24)

-

2,482,575

10.43 (10.42, 10.44)

-

622,770

12.67 (12.64, 12.70)

-

Specialist care consultations

 Gender

  Male

523,094

2.44 (2.43, 2.44)

49.95%

313,833

2.96 (2.95, 2.97)

46.73%

166,577

5.72 (5.69, 5.74)

57.57%

  Female

524,081

2.65 (2.64, 2.65)

50.05%

357,683

3.12 (3.11, 3.13)

53.27%

122,758

6.47 (6.43, 6.51)

42.43%

 Age group

  < 50 years

215,033

2.46 (2.45, 2.47)

20.53%

64,991

2.85 (2.82, 2.87)

9.68%

17,664

5.29 (5.21, 5.37)

6.11%

  50–60 years

253,765

2.34 (2.33, 2.35)

24.23%

100,709

2.82 (2.80, 2.83)

15.00%

44,226

4.91 (4.86, 4.95)

15.29%

  60–70 years

292,228

2.57 (2.56, 2.58)

27.91%

164,845

3.02 (3.00, 3.03)

24.55%

80,088

5.64 (5.60, 5.68)

27.68%

  70–80 years

215,369

2.78 (2.77, 2.79)

20.57%

202,075

3.25 (3.23, 3.26)

30.09%

88,165

6.22 (6.18, 6.27)

30.47%

  > 80 years

70,780

2.75 (2.73, 2.77)

6.76%

138,896

3.09 (3.07, 3.10)

20.68%

59,192

8.02 (7.95, 8.08)

20.46%

 Ethnicity

  White

950,693

2.56 (2.56, 2.57)

90.79%

647,562

3.06 (3.05, 3.07)

96.43%

269,512

5.98 (5.96, 6.00)

93.15%

  Black

24,494

2.92 (2.88, 2.95)

2.34%

5,980

3.84 (3.74, 3.94)

0.89%

4,929

9.06 (8.81, 9.31)

1.70%

  South asian

54,487

2.55 (2.52, 2.57)

5.20%

10,328

3.61 (3.54, 3.68)

1.54%

12,176

7.00 (6.87, 7.12)

4.21%

  Other

5,377

2.56 (2.49, 2.63)

0.51%

1,021

2.82 (2.65, 2.99)

0.15%

875

4.94 (4.62, 5.28)

0.30%

  Unknown

12,124

1.29 (1.27,1.32)

1.16%

6,625

1.67 (1.62, 1.70)

0.99%

1,843

3.29 (3.14, 3.44)

0.64%

  Total

1,047,175

2.54 (2.53, 2.54)

-

671,516

3.05 (3.03, 3.05)

–

289,335

6.01 (5.99, 6.03)

–

All consultations

 Gender

  Male

3,023,167

12.61 (12.60, 12.62)

49.11%

1,405,190

12.32 (12.30, 12.34)

44.55%

527,214

17.68 (17.63, 17.72)

57.80%

  Female

3,132,435

14.50 (14.48, 14.52)

50.89%

1,748,901

13.99 (13.97, 14.01)

55.45%

384,891

19.79 (19.72, 19.85)

42.20%

 Age group

  < 50 years

1,253,534

12.81 (12.79, 12.83)

20.36%

259,152

10.65 (10.61, 10.69)

8.22%

56,676

16.51 (16.38, 16.65)

6.21%

  50–60 years

1,521,663

12.59 (12.57, 12.61)

24.72%

428,409

11.23 (11.19, 11.26)

13.58%

149,569

16.24 (16.15, 16.32)

16.40%

  60–70 years

1,695,492

13.64 (13.62, 13.66)

27.54%

727,773

12.64 (12.62, 12.67)

23.07%

254,863

17.54 (17.47, 17.61)

27.94%

  70–80 years

1,241,486

14.81 (14.79, 14.84)

20.17%

950,658

14.36 (14.33, 14.39)

30.14%

283,745

19.64 (19.56, 19.71)

31.11%

  > 80 years

443,427

15.33 (15.28, 15.37)

7.20%

788,099

14.93 (14.90, 14.97)

24.99%

167,252

21.85 (21.75, 21.96)

18.34%

 Ethnicity

  White

5,572,524

13.68 (13.67, 13.69)

90.53%

3,030,159

13.28 (13.27, 13.30)

96.07%

855,563

18.55 (18.51, 18.59)

93.80%

  Black

117,425

12.50 (12.43, 12.57)

1.91%

20,178

11.87 (11.70, 12.03)

0.64%

11,541

21.01 (20.63, 21.39)

1.27%

  South asian

317,066

13.17 (13.12, 13.21)

5.15%

40,921

13.50 (13.37, 13.63)

1.30%

34,099

19.39 (19.18, 19.60)

3.74%

  Other

25,201

10.53 (10.40, 10.66)

0.41%

4,263

10.46 (10.15, 10.78)

0.14%

2,463

13.83 (13.30, 14.39)

0.27%

  Unknown

123,386

9.89 (9.83, 9.94)

2.00%

58,570

10.12 (10.04, 10.21)

1.86%

8,439

12.76 (12.49, 13.03)

0.93%

  Total

6,155,602

13.51 (13.50, 13.52)

–

3,154,091

13.19 (13.18, 13.21)

–

912,105

18.51 (18.47, 18.55)

–