Table 4 Unadjusted and adjusted incidence rate ratios for the number of trips for patients treated overseas from the United Arab Emirates through the Dubai Health Authority during 2009–2016
Independent Variables | Unadjusted | Adjusted * | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
IRR | 95% CI | P-value | IRR | 95% CI | P-value | |
Age group | ||||||
0–4 yrs. old | 1.00 | – | – | 1.00 | – | – |
5–12 yrs. old | 1.00 | (0.92, 1.09) | 0.983 | 1.02 | (0.94, 1.12) | 0.634 |
13–18 yrs. old | 0.91 | (0.83, 1.01) | 0.075 | 0.95 | (0.86, 1.06) | 0.379 |
19–39 yrs. old | 0.89 | (0.84, 0.95) | 0.001 | 0.92 | (0.85, 0.99) | 0.031 |
40–54 yrs. old | 0.95 | (0.88, 1.02) | 0.175 | 0.94 | (0.87, 1.03) | 0.170 |
55–69 yrs. old | 0.91 | (0.85, 0.98) | 0.013 | 0.90 | (0.82, 0.97) | 0.009 |
70+ yrs. old | 0.79 | (0.72, 0.86) | < 0.001 | 0.78 | (0.71, 0.86) | < 0.001 |
Gender | ||||||
Female | 1.00 | – | – | 1.00 | – | – |
Male | 0.98 | (0.94, 1.01) | 0.019 | 0.97 | (0.94, 1.01) | 0.186 |
Travel Season | ||||||
Summer | 1.00 | – | – | 1.00 | – | – |
Fall | 0.97 | (0.92, 1.02) | 0.270 | 1.00 | (0.95, 1.06) | 0.945 |
Winter | 1.06 | (1.00, 1.12) | 0.033 | 1.07 | (1.02, 1.14) | 0.006 |
Spring | 1.03 | (0.98, 1.08) | 0.288 | 1.08 | (1.02, 1.13) | 0.006 |
Years | ||||||
Year in the data set | 1.09 | (1.07, 1.10) | 0.000 | 1.09 | (1.08, 1.09) | < 0.001 |
Medical Specialty | ||||||
Orthopedic Surgery | 1.00 | – | – | 1.00 | – | – |
Internal Medicine: Oncology | 1.37 | (1.27, 1.47) | < 0.001 | 1.34 | (1.24, 1.44) | < 0.001 |
Neurosurgery | 1.06 | (0.98, 1.15) | 0.151 | 1.07 | (0.98, 1.16) | 0.125 |
Ophthalmology | 1.09 | (0.99, 1.20) | 0.069 | 1.15 | (1.05, 1.26) | 0.003 |
Neurology | 0.97 | (0.88, 1.08) | 0.599 | 0.99 | (0.90, 1.10) | 0.898 |
General Surgery | 1.03 | (0.93, 1.14) | 0.551 | 1.11 | (1.01, 1.23) | 0.039 |
Internal Medicine: Cardiology | 1.02 | (0.92, 1.13) | 0.678 | 1.07 | (0.96, 1.18) | 0.221 |
Obstetrics and Gynecology | 0.98 | (0.88, 1.09) | 0.700 | 1.01 | (0.90, 1.12) | 0.922 |
Unspecified Pediatrics | 1.23 | (1.10, 1.36) | < 0.001 | 1.10 | (0.97, 1.24) | 0.123 |
Internal Medicine: Gastroenterology | 1.01 | (0.90, 1.14) | 0.812 | 1.06 | (0.94, 1.19) | 0.323 |
Urology | 0.95 | (0.84, 1.08) | 0.448 | 0.97 | (0.85, 1.10) | 0.625 |
Internal Medicine: Endocrinology | 0.93 | (0.81, 1.07) | 0.301 | 0.96 | (0.84, 1.10) | 0.531 |
Internal Medicine: Nephrology | 0.99 | (0.86, 1.14) | 0.842 | 0.99 | (0.86, 1.14) | 0.916 |
Not Specified Cases | 1.04 | (0.91, 1.20) | 0.555 | 1.10 | (0.95, 1.26) | 0.198 |
Unspecified Internal Medicine | 1.06 | (0.92, 1.22) | 0.443 | 1.09 | (0.95, 1.25) | 0.227 |
Other medical Specialties | 1.10 | (1.03, 1.18) | 0.007 | 1.05 | (0.978, 1.1) | 0.196 |