Table 1 Baseline characteristics of cohort by primary care model
Variable | Type of primary care model | All N (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pediatrician N (%) | FMG N (%) | Non-FMG N (%) | No assigned UPC N (%) | ||
Total | 13,743 (34.9) | 9,464 (24.1) | 9,286 (23.6) | 6,848 (17.4) | 39,341 (100) |
Age category | |||||
 2-5 years old | 6,346 (46.2) | 3,958 (41.8) | 4,000 (43.1) | 1,822 (26.6) | 16,126 (41.0) |
 6-9 years old | 4,032 (29.3) | 2,587 (27.3) | 2,353 (25.3) | 2,065 (30.2) | 11,037 (28.1) |
 10-12 years old | 1,937 (14.1) | 1,298 (13.7) | 1,347 (14.5) | 1,415 (20.7) | 5,997 (15.2) |
 13-16 years old | 1,428 (10.4) | 1,621 (17.1) | 1,586 (17.1) | 1,546 (22.6) | 6,181 (15.7) |
Sex | |||||
 Female | 5,402 (39.3) | 3,918 (41.4) | 3,758 (40.5) | 2,693 (39.3) | 15,771 (40.1) |
SES | |||||
 Q1 (least deprived) | 3,951 (28.8) | 2,134 (22.6) | 1,827 (19.7) | 1,358 (19.8) | 9,270 (23.6) |
 Q2 | 2,984 (21.7) | 2,415 (25.5) | 1,996 (21.5) | 1,346 (19.7) | 8,741 (22.2) |
 Q3 | 2,211 (16.1) | 1,846 (19.5) | 1,713 (18.5) | 1,209 (17.7) | 6,979 (17.7) |
 Q4 | 2,112 (15.4) | 1,464 (15.5) | 1,552 (16.7) | 1,236 (18.1) | 6,364 (16.2) |
 Q5 (most deprived) | 2,053 (14.9) | 1,272 (13.4) | 1,839 (19.8) | 1,385 (20.2) | 6,549 (16.7) |
 Missing | 432 (3.1) | 333 (3.5) | 359 (3.9) | 314 (4.6) | 1,438 (3.7) |
Rurality | |||||
 Urban (population >100k) | 11,821 (86.0) | 5,473 (57.8) | 6,658 (71.7) | 4,574 (66.8) | 28,526 (72.5) |
 Small cities (population 10k-100k) | 823 (6.0) | 1,702 (18.0) | 967 (10.4) | 955 (14.0) | 4,447 (11.3) |
 Rural (Population <10k) | 1,004 (7.3) | 2,228 (23.5) | 1,595 (17.2) | 1,262 (18.4) | 6,089 (15.5) |
 Missing | 95 (0.7) | 61 (0.6) | 66 (0.7) | 57 (0.8) | 279 (0.7) |
Other co-morbidities | |||||
 Asthma only | 12,536 (91.2) | 8,688 (91.8) | 8,460 (91.1) | 6,004 (87.7) | 35,688 (90.7) |
 Asthma and other chronic diseases | 1,207 (8.8) | 776 (8.2) | 826 (8.9) | 844 (12.3) | 3,653 (9.3) |
Previous ed visits | |||||
 0 Visits | 6,016 (43.8) | 3,392 (35.8) | 3,270 (35.2) | 2,326 (34.0) | 15,004 (38.1) |
 1 Visit | 2,857 (20.8) | 1,850 (19.6) | 1,844 (19.9) | 1,513 (22.1) | 8,064 (20.5) |
 2-3 Visits | 2,743 (20.0) | 2,130 (22.5) | 2,137 (23.0) | 1,676 (24.5) | 8,686 (22.1) |
 >4 Visits | 2,127 (15.5) | 2,092 (22.1) | 2,035 (21.9) | 1,333 (19.5) | 7,587 (19.3) |
Previous hospital admissions | |||||
 Yes | 3,166 (23.0) | 3,233 (34.2) | 3,307 (35.6) | 2,232 (32.6) | 11,938 (30.3) |
Previous asthma specialist visits | |||||
 0 visits | 902 (6.6) | 5,058 (53.4) | 4,649 (50.1) | 1,867 (27.3) | 12,476 (31.7) |
 1 visits | 1,672 (12.2) | 1,445 (15.3) | 1,499 (16.1) | 1,125 (16.4) | 5,741 (14.6) |
 2 visits | 5,601 (40.8) | 1,389 (14.7) | 1,403 (15.1) | 2,003 (29.2) | 10,396 (26.4) |
 >3 visits | 5,568 (40.5) | 1,572 (16.6) | 1,735 (18.7) | 1,853 (27.1) | 10,728 (27.3) |