Patient’s complaints subdivided according to the chapters of the International Classification of Primary Practice (ICPC). These data concerns only consultations at the cooperative and home visits
| GP cooperative Heerlen | GP cooperative Maastricht | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Code | ICPC chapter* | N | % | N | % | χ2 Value | p Value |
| *The overall Pearson χ2 test showed a significantly distribution of complaints between both cooperatives (χ2(16df), p<0.001). †One of the cells has an expected count less than 5, and therefore no χ2 test is performed. | |||||||
| A | General and unspecified | 76 | 9.5 | 108 | 10.0 | 0.124 (1df) | 0.725 |
| B | Blood, blood forming organs† | 5 | 0.6 | 4 | 0.4 | – | – |
| D | Digestive | 108 | 13.6 | 117 | 10.9 | 3.141 (1df) | 0.076 |
| F | Eye | 35 | 4.4 | 42 | 3.9 | 0.283 (1df) | 0.595 |
| H | Ear | 32 | 4.0 | 40 | 3.7 | 0.113 (1df) | 0.736 |
| K | Circulatory | 69 | 8.7 | 55 | 5.1 | 9.358 (1df) | 0.002 |
| L | Musculoskeletal | 102 | 12.8 | 212 | 19.7 | 15.552 (1df) | <0.001 |
| N | Neurological | 31 | 3.9 | 43 | 4.0 | 0.012 (1df) | 0.911 |
| P | Psychological | 25 | 3.1 | 19 | 1.8 | 3.768 (1df) | 0.052 |
| R | Respiratory | 100 | 12.6 | 123 | 11.4 | 0.558 (1df) | 0.455 |
| S | Skin | 133 | 16.7 | 216 | 20.1 | 3.417 (1df) | 0.065 |
| T | Endocrine, metabolic and nutritional† | 7 | 0.9 | 4 | 0.4 | – | – |
| U | Urology | 44 | 5.5 | 65 | 6.0 | 0.220 (1df) | 0.639 |
| W | Pregnancy, childbirth, family planning | 12 | 1.5 | 7 | 0.7 | 3.345 (1df) | 0.067 |
| X | Female genital system and breast | 11 | 1.4 | 6 | 0.6 | 3.455 (1df) | 0.063 |
| Y | Male genital system | 4 | 0.5 | 8 | 0.7 | 0.417 (1df) | 0.518 |
| Z | Social problems † | 2 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Total | 796 | 100 | 1075 | 100 | |||