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Table 3 Prescribed medication list congruence by demographic, clinical, and practice characteristics

From: Medication documentation in a primary care network serving North Carolina medicaid patients: results of a cross-sectional chart review

 

Congruence

p-value

Age

  

  <45 years

59%

0.02

  ≥45 years

69%

 

Sex

  

  Female

65%

0.56

  Male

63%

 

Mental illness (including substance abuse)

  

  Yes

66%

0.26

  No

62%

 

Hypertension

  

  Yes

68%

0.10

  No

61%

 

Diabetes

  

  Yes

69%

0.14

  No

62%

 

Large documented chronic disease burden

  

  Yes

72%

0.04

  No

62%

 

Frequent PCP visits in past year

  

  Yes

72%

0.04

  No

62%

 

Medical record*

  

  Electronic

66%

0.69

  Paper

64%

 

Type of practice*

  

  Community Health Center

66%

0.68

  Academic Practice

65%

 

  Private Practice

64%

 

Number of providers in practice*

  

  1

58%

0.02

  2 or more

66%

 
  1. *Practice-level characteristics adjusted for clustering by practice.