Table 4 Number of referrals and total number of drug prescriptions of patients with and without tinnitus drug.
From: Patients with tinnitus use more primary healthcare compared to people without tinnitus
| Ā | Total | Tinnitus | Mean difference (95% confidence interval) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
No | Yes | |||
Referralsa (mean (SD) range) | 0.32 (0.63) (0ā8) | 0.31 (0.63) (0ā8) | 0.68 (0.90) (0ā8) | 0.37 (0.34ā0.40) |
N (%) | ||||
0 | 305,052 (75.3) | 303,246 (75.5) | 1806 (53.1) | Ā |
āā„ā1 | 99,923 (24.7) | 98,326 (24.5) | 1597 (46.9) | Ā |
Elaboration ofāā„ā1 referral (n (%))a | ||||
1 | 77,276 (19.1) | 76,203 (19.0) | 1073 (31.5) | Ā |
2 | 17,875 (4.4) | 17,503 (4.4) | 372 (10.9) | Ā |
3 | 3374 (0.9) | 3665 (0.9) | 109 (3.2) | Ā |
4 | 792 (0.2) | 759 (0.2) | 33 (1.0) | Ā |
5 | 157 (0.0) | 149 (0.0) | 8 (0.2) | Ā |
6 | 39 (0.0) | 38 (0.0) | 1 (0.0) | Ā |
7 | 7 (0.0) | 7 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | Ā |
8 | 3 (0.0) | 2 (0.0) | 1 (0.0) | Ā |
Drug prescriptions (mean (SD)) | 3.41 (3.95) (0ā42) | 3.4 (3.94) (0ā42) | 4.62 (4.31) (0ā40) | 1.2 (1.13ā1.31) |
āā„ā1 | 715,457 (74.2) | 708,453 (74.1) | 7004 (87.0) | Ā |
