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Table 1 Distribution of Population Characteristics and Propensity matched covariate balance

From: Association between primary care appointment lengths and subsequent ambulatory reassessment, emergency department care, and hospitalization: a cohort study

Characteristic

Full Population

Matched Cohort

Total

N = 173,758

15 Minutes 

N = 11,222

 ≥ 30 Minutes

N = 162,536

Standardized Difference

Total

N = 22,444

15 Minutes 

N = 11,222

 ≥ 30 Minutes

N = 11,222

Standardized Difference

Age (mean; SD)

54.2 (19.3)

51 (31)

55 (31)

20.6

50.4 (19.2)

51 (31)

50 (31)

1.6

Practice Area (%)

  Family Med

52.9

63.8

52.1

23.7

64.0

63.8

64.2

0.9

  PCIM

47.1

36.2

47.9

23.7

36.0

36.2

35.8

0.9

Provider Type (%)

  Physician

54.7

60.6

54.3

12.9

60.7

60.6

60.8

0.3

  NP/PA

29.5

31.3

29.4

4.2

31.1

31.3

30.9

1.1

  Resident

15.8

8.0

16.3

25.5

8.2

8.0

8.3

1.2

Patient Language (%)

  English

96.1

98.6

95.9

18.9

98.5

98.6

98.4

2.4

  Non-English

3.7

1.1

3.9

20.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.8

  Unknown

0.2

0.3

0.2

1.7

0.4

0.3

0.5

1.8

Clinic Site (%)

  Clinic A

54.8

42.0

55.7

27.7

42.6

42.0

43.1

2.4

  Clinic B

10.7

14.2

10.5

11.2

14.2

14.2

14.1

0.2

  Clinic C

16.2

19.6

16.0

9.4

19.8

19.6

20.0

1.0

  Clinic D

10.2

13.4

10.0

10.7

13.3

13.4

13.1

0.9

  Clinic E

8.0

10.8

7.8

10.3

10.2

10.8

9.6

4.1

Charlson Index (%)

  0

49.5

60.3

48.8

23.3

61.4

60.3

62.5

4.5

  1

19.2

18.0

19.3

3.5

17.9

18.0

17.7

0.6

  2

9.6

8.0

9.7

5.9

7.7

8.0

7.3

2.8

  3

6.7

4.8

6.8

8.8

4.5

4.8

4.1

2.9

  4

4.2

2.5

4.3

9.7

2.4

2.5

2.3

1.7

  5 or more

10.8

6.4

11.1

16.6

6.3

6.4

6.1

1.4

Disease Indication (%)

  Complications of Pregnancy; childbirth; and the puerperium

1.2

1.8

1.2

4.6

1.8

1.8

1.8

0.3

  Congenital Anomalies

0.1

0.02

0.09

3.0

0.0

0.02

0.0

1.9

  Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs

0.4

0.3

0.4

2.3

0.3

0.3

0.2

1.7

  Diseases of the circulatory system

8.6

2.8

9.0

26.4

2.9

2.8

2.9

0.2

  Diseases of the digestive system

5.0

3.2

5.1

9.3

3.3

3.2

3.3

0.3

  Disease of the genitourinary system

6.6

7.0

6.6

1.6

7.0

7.0

6.9

0.5

  Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue

18.6

4.3

19.6

48.5

4.4

4.3

4.4

0.5

  Diseases of the nervous system and sense organs

8.3

14.8

7.9

22.1

14.9

14.8

14.9

0.3

  Diseases of the respiratory system

11.2

23.6

10.3

35.9

24.0

23.6

24.4

1.7

  Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue

6.1

18.7

5.2

42.7

18.7

18.7

18.7

0.1

  Endocrine; nutritional; and metabolic diseases and immunity disorders

7.3

1.9

7.7

27.3

2.0

1.9

2.0

0.2

  Infectious and parasitic diseases

2.1

6.1

1.8

22.1

5.9

6.1

5.7

1.7

  Injury and poisoning

4.0

3.4

4.0

3.3

3.5

3.4

3.5

0.5

  Mental Illness

7.6

1.7

8.0

29.9

1.7

1.7

1.7

0.8

  Neoplasms

1.2

2.5

1.1

11.1

2.3

2.5

2.0

3.4

  Residual Codes; unclassified

1.8

0.5

1.9

12.9

0.5

0.5

0.4

2.3

  Symptoms; signs; and ill-defined conditions and factors influencing health status

9.9

7.3

10.1

9.7

7.4

7.3

7.4

0.1

Additional characteristics not used in the matching process

  Ethnicity (%)

    Hispanic

1.9

1.7

2.0

2.1

1.7

1.7

1.7

0

    Not Hispanic

95.3

95.3

95.3

0.1

95.3

95.3

95.3

0.3

   Unknown

2.8

3.0

2.8

1.6

3.0

3.0

3.0

0.4

  Race (%)

    African American

3.3

1.5

3.4

12.8

1.7

1.5

1.9

3.3

    Asian

2.8

2.3

2.9

3.4

2.4

2.3

2.4

0.6

    Other/Unknown

4.0

3.5

4.0

3.0

3.3

3.4

3.1

1.8

    White

89.9

92.8

89.7

10.9

92.7

92.8

92.6

0.8

  Sex (%)

    Female

61.9

62.7

61.8

1.9

62.6

62.7

62.5

0.6

    Male

38.1

37.3

38.2

1.9

37.4

37.3

37.5

0.6

  Marital Status (%)

    Married

62.3

65.1

62.2

6.1

63.3

65.1

61.6

7.3

    Not Married or Unknown

37.7

34.9

37.8

6.0

36.6

34.9

38.4

7.2

  Geographic Location (%)

    Olmsted County

75.0

72.0

75.2

7.4

72.6

72.0

73.2

2.8

    SE Minnesota

23.4

26.7

23.2

8.1

26.0

26.7

25.2

3.3

    Outside SE MN

1.6

1.4

1.6

2.1

1.5

1.4

1.6

1.8