Age- and sex-adjusted use of health care use services of the 2 groups, 2014/15
| Outcome | % of people (95% CI)* | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Nations people | Other people in Ontario | |||
| Overall | Living in First Nations communities | Living outside First Nations communities | ||
| Had regular family physician | 85.3 (83.9–86.7) | 77.6 (75.5–79.8) | 90.1 (88.3–92.0) | 97.7 (97.5–97.9) |
| Score for continuity of care with regular family physician, mean (95% CI) | 74.6 (74.1–74.5) | 78.1 (77.3–78.9) | 72.8 (72.2–73.4) | 77.7 (77.6–77.7) |
| Receiving care from endocrinologist | 3.9 (3.6–4.2) | 2.2 (1.9–2.6) | 5.0 (4.6–5.5) | 9.5 (9.5–9.6) |
| Receiving care from general internist | 9.5 (9.0–10.0) | 7.6 (6.9–8.3) | 10.7 (10.1–11.4) | 11.0 (10.9–11.0) |
| Admitted to hospital for ambulatory-care–sensitive condition | 2.4 (2.2–2.7) | 2.5 (2.1–2.9) | 2.4 (2.1–2.7) | 1.2 (1.2–1.2) |
| Emergency department visit for hypo- or hyperglycemia | 1.5 (1.3–1.7) | 1.1 (0.9–1.3) | 1.8 (1.5–2.0) | 0.8 (0.8–0.9) |
Note: CI = confidence interval.
↵* Except where noted otherwise.