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Table 2 Description of patient population

From: Continuity in general practice and hospitalization patterns: an observational study

 

Intervention cohort

Control cohort

P-Value

Absolute numbers

1,037,075

723,127

Mean age (SD)

57.2 ± 18.8

54.0 ± 19.8

< 0.0001

Sex

%women

55.9%

55.8%

n.s.

Nationality

-%German

82.9%

79.8%

< 0.0001

Insurance

 %Member

53.6%

54.4%

< 0.0001

 %Family

12.5%

14.7%

 

 %Retired

33.9%

30.9%

 

Comorbidity

Mean Charlson Index (SD)

1.48 ± 2.13

1.12 ± 1.85

< 0.0001

Patients living in nursing homes (n; %)

8628; 0.83%

8825; 1.22%

< 0.0001

Mean number of contacts in general practice care (SD)

13.56 ± 11.70

8.86 ± 11.06

< 0.0001

Hospital admissions per 100 patients (SD)

28.7 ± 78.6

28.3 ± 77.7

0.0003

Rehospitalizations in 4 weeks per 100 patients (SD)

22.8 ± 70.5

23.3 ± 69.9

< 0.0001

Potentially avoidable hospitalizations per 100 patients (SD)

15.8 ± 33.4

15.7 ± 33.5

0.0319

Mean number of quarter years in strong general practice care programme (SD)

25.9 ± 9.9