People with type 2 diabetes and screen-detected cognitive impairment use acute health care services more often: observations from the COG-ID study

Table 3 Living situation, educational level, EQ5D and CES-D and the use of acute health care services in the total study population

	Living situation		Educational level		EQ-5D self-care		EQ-5D usual activities		CES-D
	Alone (n = 54)	With others (n = 92)	1–4^a (n = 43)	5–7^a (n = 103)	Any problem (n = 13)	No problem (n = 132)	Any problem (n = 45)	No problem (n = 101)	≥ 16 (n = 24)	<16 (n = 121)
N(%) people that used GP out of hour services at least once in 4 years	25 (46%)	32 (35%)	21 (49%)	36 (35%)	8 (62%)	48 (36%)	24 (53%)	33 (33%)	13 (54%)	43 (36%)
Mean (± SD) number of visits to GP out of hour services in 4 years	0.8 ± 1.3	0.8 ± 1.6	1.2 ± 2.2	0.5 ± 0.9	1.5 ± 1.9	0.8 ± 1.4	1.4 ± 2.1	0.6 ± 1.0	1.5 ± 2.0	0.7 ± 1.3
Mean number (± SD) of acute health care visits in 4 years	1.6 ± 1.8	1.5 ± 2.6	2.3 ± 3.4	1.2 ± 1.7	2.5 ± 2.3	1.5 ± 2.4	2.5 ± 3.0	1.1 ± 1.9	2.9 ± 3.4	1.3 ± 2.1

Data are presented as means (± standard deviation) or number and proportion in %. GP general practitioner, CES-D Centre for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale, EQ-5D European Quality of Life-5 Dimensions
^aEducational level is classified by the Dutch Verhage scale [24]; a seven point rating scale ranging from 1 (which equals a level of less than 6 years of elementary school) to 7 (equals a finished training at a university or technical college)

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