Table 2 Median and mean number of contacts/episodes with health provider/service (standard deviation (sd)) per 10 person-years for people in treatment for substance use disorders between 2011 and 2014 and their comparators in Belgium, overall, by substance and by sex (2008-2017)
Contacts with GP a | Contacts with psychiatrist | Contacts with ED a | Hospital admissions | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | median | mean | sd | median | mean | sd | median | mean | sd | median | mean | sd | ||
overall | control | 123620 | 23 | 30.8 | 33.3 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 1 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 1 | 2.5 | 9.4 |
case | 30905 | 43 | 59.9 | 68.4 | 0 | 3.9 | 10.8 | 5 | 7.8 | 11.9 | 6 | 16.0 | 30.8 | |
opiates | control | 22764 | 19 | 26.1 | 29.4 | 0 | 0.6 | 4.5 | 1 | 2.1 | 3.3 | 1 | 2.2 | 9.7 |
case | 5691 | 44 | 68.5 | 82.7 | 0 | 3.9 | 14.1 | 5 | 7.9 | 10.8 | 5 | 10.1 | 21.4 | |
cocaine/crack | control | 16908 | 20 | 26.7 | 27.9 | 0 | 0.4 | 3.7 | 1 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 1 | 2.1 | 10.0 |
case | 4227 | 36 | 47.0 | 49.1 | 0 | 2.7 | 7.8 | 5 | 7.0 | 8.4 | 4 | 10.6 | 23.1 | |
stimulants | control | 10692 | 23 | 29.1 | 27.5 | 0 | 0.4 | 3.1 | 1 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 1 | 2.2 | 8.7 |
case | 2673 | 40 | 53.3 | 55.7 | 0 | 2.5 | 8.0 | 4 | 5.8 | 6.5 | 4 | 11.9 | 25.0 | |
cannabis | control | 23120 | 19 | 24.8 | 25.2 | 0 | 0.4 | 2.9 | 1 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 1 | 1.8 | 6.7 |
case | 5780 | 31 | 39.6 | 43.1 | 0 | 2.1 | 6.5 | 3 | 5.6 | 8.3 | 3 | 8.9 | 21.9 | |
alcohol | control | 37344 | 29 | 38.0 | 39.3 | 0 | 0.7 | 5.1 | 1 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 1 | 3.2 | 10.4 |
case | 9336 | 51 | 64.7 | 62.7 | 1 | 5.0 | 11.2 | 6 | 9.1 | 14.2 | 12 | 24.2 | 38.4 | |
women | control | 32268 | 33 | 41.6 | 40.6 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.4 | 1 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 2 | 3.4 | 9.5 |
case | 8067 | 62 | 81.9 | 84.1 | 1 | 4.9 | 11.8 | 6 | 8.6 | 12.7 | 11 | 22.5 | 13.3 | |
men | control | 91316 | 20 | 26.9 | 29.3 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.1 | 1 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 1 | 2.2 | 9.4 |
case | 22829 | 37 | 52.1 | 60.1 | 0 | 3.5 | 10.4 | 5 | 7.6 | 11.6 | 5 | 13.7 | 27.8 | |