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Table 1 Patient characteristics

From: Patient-reported continuity of care and the association with patient experience of cardiovascular prevention: an observational study in Germany

Characteristics

Total

n (%)

N = 435

Sample final model

n (%)

n = 247

Excluded patients

n (%)

n = 188

P-value

 

n = 406

n = 247

n = 159

0.04 a

Age in years, mean (SD)

74.7 (9.0)

73.9 (8.9)

76.0 (8.9)

 

Sex

n = 433

n = 247

n = 186

0.49

 Female

117 (27.0)

63 (25.5)

54 (29.0)

 

 Male

316 (73.0)

184 (74.5)

132 (71.0)

 

Health insurance

n = 426

n = 240

n = 186

0.05

 Statutory health insurance

380 (89.2)

220 (91.7)

160 (86.0)

 

 Private health insurance

39 (9.2)

16 (6.7)

23 (12.4)

 

 Self-pay patient

4 (0.9)

1 (0.4)

3 (1.6)

 

 Other

3 (0.7)

3 (1.2)

0 (0.0)

 

Cardiovascular diseases

n = 435

n = 247

n = 188

 

 Hypertension

281 (64.6)

157 (63.6)

124 (66.0)

0.68

 Cardiac arrhythmia/atrial fibrillation

130 (29.9)

78 (31.6)

52 (27.7)

0.44

 Coronary heart disease

244 (56.1)

147 (59.5)

97 (51.6)

0.12

 Chronic heart failure

67 (15.4)

48 (19.4)

19 (10.1)

0.01 a

 Stroke

40 (9.2)

22 (8.9)

18 (9.6)

0.94

 Peripheral vascular disease

41 (9.4)

21 (8.5)

20 (10.6)

0.56

 Aortic aneurysm

17 (3.9)

7 (2.8)

10 (5.3)

0.28

 Other

36 (8.3)

22 (8.9)

14 (7.4)

0.71

Chronic diseases

n = 435

n = 247

n = 188

 

 Joint diseases

155 (35.7)

87 (35.4)

68 (36.2)

0.94

 Chronic back pain

114 (26.3)

62 (25.2)

52 (27.8)

0.62

 Diabetes mellitus type 2

151 (35.0)

97 (39.9)

54 (28.7)

0.02 a

 Chronic kidney diseases

46 (10.6)

20 (8.2)

26 (13.8)

0.08

 Chronic lung diseases

54 (12.4)

32 (13.0)

22 (11.7)

0.79

 Chronis thyroid diseases

54 (12.4)

29 (11.8)

25 (13.3)

0.75

 Chronic gastrointestinal diseases

21 (4.8)

11 (4.5)

10 (5.3)

0.86

 Allergies or skin diseases

44 (10.1)

26 (10.6)

18 (9.6)

0.86

 Depression or anxiety disorders

34 (7.9)

20 (8.1)

14 (7.5)

0.95

 Cancer

42 (9.7)

25 (10.2)

17 (9.0)

0.82

 Other chronic diseases

24 (5.5)

15 (6.1)

9 (4.8)

0.70

Physical activities

n = 415

n = 238

n = 177

0.63

 Daily

90 (21.7)

49 (20.6)

41 (23.2)

 

 3–6 times/week

122 (29.4)

70 (29.4)

52 (29.4)

 

 1–2 times/week

128 (30.8)

75 (31.5)

53 (29.9)

 

 Less regularly, about once a month

39 (9.4)

26 (10.9)

13 (7.3)

 

 Never

36 (8.7)

18 (7.6)

18 (10.2)

 

Participation in HZV

204 (57.1)

131 (60.4)

73 (52.1)

0.15

n = 357

n = 217

n = 140

 

Participation in DMP

204 (53.1)

137 (55.7)

67 (47.1)

0.22

n = 384

n = 246

n = 138

 

Participation in HZV and DMP

138 (31.7)

97 (39.3)

41 (21.8)

 < 0.001 a

n = 435

n = 247

n = 188

 
  1. SD Standard deviation, HZV German: Hausarztzentrierte Versorgung, Family centered care
  2. DMP Disease management programme for coronary heart diseases
  3. a Statistically significant at α = 0.05, comparison final sample and sample of excluded patients