Table 2 The relationship between demographic and care characteristics and discontinuity of care (n = 9194)

Total sample

12.9%

 Sex

Male

12.4%

reference

χ²(1) = 3.32, p = 0.068

Female

13.8%

1.12 (0.99, 1.27)

 Age

18–22

28.4%

3.18 (2.33, 4.34)

χ²(4) = 86.3, p < 0.001

23–26

20.8%

2.10 (1.62, 2.71)

27–38

13.8%

1.29 (1.11, 1.49)

39–61

11.1%

reference

62–69

14.4%

1.34 (1.10, 1.64)

 Urbanization

high

13.5%

1.01 (0.82, 1.25)

χ²(4) = 6.31, p = 0.177

medium-high

12.0%

0.89 (0.70, 1.12)

medium

13.4%

reference

medium-low

10.7%

0.77 (0.56, 1.06)

low

13.4%

1.00 (0.70, 1.43)

 Elective care^a

<=€3000

19.6%

1.82 (1.55, 2.12)

χ²(1) = 57.3, p < 0.001

> €3000

11.9%

reference

 Acute care^b

€0

11.0%

reference

χ²(4) = 86.6, p < 0.001

€0 - €10,000

19.2%

1.92 (1.62, 2.28)

€10,000 - €60,000

15.7%

1.51 (1.26, 1.80)

€60,000 - €90,000

15.3%

1.46 (0.96, 2.22)

> €90,000

27.9%

3.13 (2.16, 4.52)

 Alcohol opioid dependence

No

13.0%

Reference

χ²(1) = 0.73, p = 0.392

Yes

11.7%

0.89(0.67, 1.17)

 Number of quarters^c

Both E and A

0.75 (0.73, 0.76)

z = −27.26, p < 0.001

E only

1.36 (1.33, 1.39)

z = 24.89, p < 0.001

A only

0.95 (0.90, 1.00)

z = −1.80, p = 0.073

Neither E nor A

1.35 (1.31, 1.40)

z = 17.35, p < 0.001