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Table 2 Utilization of health-care services by gender.

From: Gender differences in the utilization of health-care services among the older adult population of Spain

Health service

% women

% men

p

Visit to medical practitioner ≥once per month

41.97

36.85

0.004

Home visit ≥once per year

15.07

9.58

<0.0001

Hospital admission in the preceding year

17.34

18.12

0.573

Influenza vaccination in the most recent campaign

54.75

56.14

0.443

Current intake of ≥3medications

52.19

41.40

<0.0001

Overall utilisation (≥1 of the above health-care services)

84.83

79.49

<0.0001