Table 3 Visits to specialist by the diagnosed GD and control cohorts
Features | Diagnosed with GD N = 756 | Controls N = 1,328,000 | Chi-square | T test (no. visit) | T test (age) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | % | No. of visits (mean) | Age at 1st event; years, mean (SD) | N | % | No. of visits (mean) | Age at 1st event; years, mean (SD) | ||||
Gastroenterology | 70 | 9.26 | 1.4 | 50 (21) | 56,098 | 4.22 | 1.69 | 53 (18) | *** | ||
General Practice | 10 | 1.32 | 19.11 | 52 (21) | 13,816 | 1.04 | 2.71 | 41 (23) | |||
Hematology | 10 | 1.32 | 6.05 | 56 (15) | 1455 | 0.11 | 2.7 | 54 (17) | *** | ||
Hepatology | 4 | 0.53 | 1.18 | 42 (15) | 643 | 0.05 | 2.55 | 51 (17) | *** | ||
Internal Medicine | 190 | 25.13 | 2.03 | 51 (18) | 176,762 | 13.31 | 3.46 | 49 (20) | *** | ||
Neurology | 186 | 24.6 | 3.55 | 42 (21) | 64,235 | 4.84 | 2.71 | 45 (22) | *** | ||
Oncology | 131 | 17.33 | 6.42 | 43 (23) | 24,644 | 1.86 | 4.18 | 53 (21) | *** | *** | *** |
Ophthalmology | 47 | 6.22 | 1.09 | 10 (21) | 40,409 | 3.04 | 1.87 | 49 (23) | *** | ** | ** |
Orthopedic Surgery | 107 | 14.15 | 1.81 | 49 (21) | 62,527 | 4.71 | 2.69 | 48 (21) | *** | ||
Pain Medicine | 10 | 1.32 | 0.42 | 47 (23) | 5822 | 0.44 | 1.81 | 53 (16) | *** | ||
Pediatrics | 68 | 8.99 | 4.93 | 12 (16) | 90,238 | 6.8 | 5.97 | 10 (15) | * | ||
Radiology | 119 | 15.74 | 1.54 | 48 (23) | 91,892 | 6.92 | 1.58 | 46 (21) | *** | ||
Rheumatology | 23 | 3.04 | 0.66 | 60 (18) | 13,402 | 1.01 | 2.18 | 54 (17) | *** | ||