Patterns in contacts with primary health care centres in Greenland

Figures & data

Figure 1. All contacts made with primary health care (PHC) in Greenland in 2021 stratified by age- and gender.

Figure 2. Types of contacts with PHC in Greenland in 2021.

Table 1. Average number of contacts with the primary health care (PHC) per patient per year in Greenland stratified by age, gender, and place of residence.

Age group	Females (n/N)	Males (n/N)	p-value	Nuuk (n/N)	Rest of Greenland (n/N)	p-value	Total (n/N)
0–9 years	5.6 (16,952/3,045)	5.6 (18,188/3,236)	p = 0.372	6.9 (17,173/2,477)	4.7 (17,967/3,804)	p <0.001	5.6 (35,140/6,281)
10–19 years	5.6 (16,123/2,862)	3.9 (9,998/2,543)	p <0.001	5.6 (11,929/2,122)	4.3 (14,192/3,283)	p <0.001	4.8 (26,121/5,405)
20–29 years	8.4 (35,208/4,175)	4.5 (14,001/3,081)	p <0.001	7.4 (24,622/3,312)	6.2 (24,587/3,944)	p <0.001	6.8 (49,209/7,256)
30–39 years	9.0 (36,128/4,023)	4.8 (14,662/3,066)	p <0.001	8.0 (26,732/3,323)	6.4 (24,058/3,766)	p <0.001	7.2 (50,790/7,089)
40–49 years	8.7 (22,602/2,595)	5.6 (13,352/2,397)	p <0.001	8.1 (18,017/2,231)	6.5 (17,937/2,761)	p <0.001	7.2 (35,954/4,992)
50–59 years	9.7 (36,902/3,791)	6.5 (22,990/3,525)	p <0.001	10.0 (28,356/2,823)	7.0 (31,536/4,493)	p <0.001	8.2 (59,892/7,316)
60–69 years	9.9 (25,131/2,533)	7.9 (21,961/2,781)	p <0.001	10.6 (21,166/1,988)	7.8 (25,926/3,326)	p <0.001	8.9 (47,082/5,314)
70–79 years	11.4 (11,924/1,043)	10.0 (11,494/1,153)	p <0.001	13.5 (8,048/595)	9.6 (15,370/1,601)	p <0.001	10.7 (23,418/2,196)
80–89 years	12.3 (4,215/342)	11.1 (2,974/269)	p <0.001	15.4 (1,846/120)	10.9 (5,343/491)	p <0.001	11.8 (7,189/611)
90+ years	12.4 (510/41)	8.5 (179/21)	p <0.001	13.7 (288/21)	9.8 (401/41)	p <0.001	11.1 (689/62)
Total	8.4 (205,695/ 24,450)	5.9 (129,799/ 22,072)	p <0.001	8.3 (158,177/ 19,012)	6.4 (177,317/ 27,510)	p <0.001	7.2 (335,494/ 46,522)

Table 2. Diagnostic groups of the diagnosed contacts, stratified by gender and place of residence.

Contacts within each diagnostic group, % (n)	Females N = 68,393	Males N = 42,331	p-value	Nuuk N = 78,814	Rest of Greenland N = 31,910	p-value	Total N = 110,724
A – General and unspecified	18.7 (12,775)	19.7 (8,351)	p <0.001	20.1 (15,803)	16.7 (5,323)	p <0.001	19.1 (21,126)
B – Blood, blood-forming organs, lymphatics, spleen	0.7 (462)	0.5 (219)	p <0.001	0.5 (373)	1.0 (308)	p <0.001	0.6 (681)
D – Digestive	7.1 (4,856)	6.7 (2,816)	p <0.01	6.6 (5,231)	7.6 (2,441)	p <0.001	7.0 (7,672)
F – Eye	2.6 (1,776)	3.0 (1,283)	p <0.001	2.6 (2,021)	3.3 (1,038)	p <0.001	2.8 (3,059)
H – Ear	2.4 (1,637)	2.9 (1,248)	p <0.001	2.6 (2,025)	2.7 (860)	p = 0.234	2.6 (2,885)
K – Circulatory	5.0 (3,446)	7.4 (3,136)	p <0.001	5.6 (4,414)	6.8 (2,168)	p <0.001	5.9 (6,582)
L – Musculoskeletal	13.0 (8,917)	15.5 (6,567)	p <0.001	13.4 (10,526)	15.5 (4,958)	p <0.001	14.0 (15,484)
N – Neurological	3.4 (2,306)	3.0 (1,251)	p <0.001	3.2 (2,526)	3.2 (1,031)	p = 0.824	3.2 (3,557)
P – Psychological	6.2 (4,232)	4.7 (1,972)	p <0.001	6.0 (4,724)	4.6 (1,480)	p <0.001	5.6 (6,204)
R – Respiratory	9.7 (6,657)	9.9 (4,170)	p = 0.522	10.3 (8,100)	8.5 (2,727)	p <0.001	9.8 (10,827)
S – Skin	10.8 (7,389)	13.3 (5,635)	p <0.001	12.2 (9,580)	10.8 (3,444)	p <0.001	11.8 (13,024)
T – Endocrine, metabolic and nutritional	4.7 (3,201)	7.6 (3,217)	p <0.001	5.5 (4,301)	6.6 (2,117)	p <0.001	5.8 (6,418)
U – Urology	2.9 (1,955)	2.4 (1,012)	p <0.001	2.6 (2,073)	2.8 (894)	p = 0.110	2.7 (2,967)
W – Pregnancy, childbirth, family planning	4.6 (3,173)	0.0 (15)	p <0.001	2.5 (1,931)	3.9 (1,257)	p <0.001	2.9 (3,188)
X – Female genital system and breast	7.7 (5,249)	0.0 (3)	p <0.001	5.0 (3,961)	4.0 (1,291)	p <0.001	4.7 (5,252)
Y – Male genital system	0.0 (9)	2.9 (1,245)	p <0.001	1.1 (891)	1.1 (363)	p = 0.920	1.1 (1,254)
Z – Social problems	0.5 (353)	0.5 (191)	p = 0.133	0.4 (334)	0.7 (210)	p <0.001	0.5 (544)

Data availability statement

The data that support the findings of this study are available on request from the corresponding author SHCB.