Table 2 Characteristics of included centralized waiting list patients, attached to a family physician between 2012 and 2014
Variables | Cohort for number of primary care visits (n = 411,065) n (%) | Cohort for Concentration of Care Index (n = 345,502) n (%) |
|---|---|---|
Age | ||
 1–5 | 20,602 (5.0%) | 16,696 (4.8%) |
 6–17 | 39,614 (9.6%) | 26,773 (7.7%) |
 18–34 | 82,307 (20.0%) | 65,793 (19.0%) |
 35–54 | 117,003 (28.5%) | 97,506 (28.2%) |
 55–69 | 89,414 (21.8%) | 79,553 (23.0%) |
 70+ | 62,125 (15.1%) | 59,181 (17.1%) |
Sex | ||
 Male | 196,739 (47.9%) | 158,963 (46.0%) |
 Female | 214,326 (52.1%) | 186,539 (54.0%) |
Medical vulnerability | ||
 Non-vulnerable | 233,965 (56.9%) | 181,330 (52.5%) |
 Vulnerable | 177,100 (43.1%) | 164,172 (47.5%) |
Charlson Comorbidity Index | ||
 Low (0) | 262,537 (63.9%) | 207,265 (60.0%) |
123,021 (29.9%) | 114,278 (33.1%) | |
 High (4+) | 25,507 (6.2%) | 23,959 (6.9%) |
Region remoteness | ||
 Remote | 63,256 (15.4%) | 48,467 (14.0%) |
 Intermediary | 100,009 (24.3%) | 83,747 (24.2%) |
 Peripheral | 102,254 (24.9%) | 87,146 (25.2%) |
 University | 144,621 (35.2%) | 125,350 (36.3%) |
 Missing | 925 (0.2%) | 792 (0.2%) |