Information exchange networks for chronic diseases in primary care practices in Germany: a cross-sectional study

BMC Primary Care

Table 2 Network characteristics for type 2 diabetes, coronary heart disease and heart failure

	Type 2 diabetes Mean (SD) Median (IQR)	Coronary heart disease Mean (SD) Median (IQR)	Chronic heart failure Mean (SD) Median (IQR)	p-value
Reciprocity	0.78 (0.38)	0.72 (0.42)	0.59 (0.45)
Reciprocity	1.00 (0.78–1.00)	1.00 (0.67–1.00)	0.79 (0.00–1.00)	0.03^*
Number of connections	8.04 (4.96)	7.64 (4.76)	7.32 (4.60)
Number of connections	8.00 (3–10)	8.00 (3–10)	8.00 (3–10)	0.02^*
Density	0.82 (0.21)	0.79 (0.24)	0.76 (0.25)
Density	0.90 (0.67–1.00)	0.90 (0.67–1.00)	0.80 (0.62–1.00)	0.02^*
Centralization	0.16 (0.16)	0.16 (0.17)	0.18 (0.18)
Centralization	0.10 (0.00–0.33)	0.10 (0.00–0.33)	0.13 (0.00–1.00)	0.59

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