Table 5: Effects of chronic conditions on annual visits to general practitioners (GPs)
Condition	Odds ratio for added no. of annual visits*
Alzheimer's disease	1.87
Arthritis or rheumatism	0.79†
Asthma	0.39
Back problem, nonarthritic	0.56†
Bronchitis or emphysema	1.56†
Cancer	1.89†
Cataracts	0.33
Diabetes	2.25†
Disability	2.13†
Effects of stroke	0.15
Epilepsy	1.33
Glaucoma	0.76‡
Heart disease	1.91†
High blood pressure	1.67†
Migraine	1.13†
Ulcers	1.36†
Urinary incontinence	0.09
Living alone	0.63†
Living alone, female	0.96†
Income	0.18†
*These coefficients are derived from a larger model that also controlled for age and sex. †p < 0.001. ‡p < 0.01.

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