Table 1 Characteristics of London and Middlesex County, Ontario Family Physicians Before and During COVID-19 Pandemic (Column %)
| Â | Pre-Pandemica | Early 1st Wavea | Mid-Late 1st Wavea | Early 2nd Wavea | Compared to Pre-pandemic p-valueb | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Family Physician Characteristics | N = 549 | N = 515 | N = 520 | N = 500 | Early 1st Wavea | Mid-Late 1st Wavea | Early 2nd Wavea |
Age | |||||||
 18–49 years, N (%) | 288 (52.5%) | 272 (52.8%) | 274 (52.7%) | 266 (53.2%) | 0.907 | 0.939 | 0.81 |
 50+ years, N (%) | 261 (47.5%) | 243 (47.2%) | 246 (47.3%) | 234 (46.8%) | |||
 Missing, N (%) | 31 (5.6%) | 29 (5.6%) | 30 (5.8%) | 28 (5.6%) | |||
Sex | |||||||
 Female, N (%) | 265 (48.3%) | 245 (47.6%) | 251 (48.3%) | 242 (48.4%) | 0.972 | 0.996 | 0.999 |
 Male, N (%) | 253 (46.1%) | 241 (46.8%) | 239 (46.0%) | 230 (46.0%) | |||
 Missing, N (%) | 31 (5.6%) | 29 (5.6%) | 30 (5.8%) | 28 (5.6%) | |||
Age by Sex | |||||||
 Female 18–49 years, N (%) | 148 (27.0%) | 136 (26.4%) | 137 (26.3%) | 133 (26.6%) | 0.997 | 0.994 | 0.985 |
 Female 50+ years, N (%) | 117 (21.3%) | 109 (21.2%) | 114 (21.9%) | 109 (21.8%) | |||
 Male 18–49 years, N (%) | 109 (19.9%) | 107 (20.8%) | 107 (20.6%) | 105 (21.0%) | |||
 Male 50+ years, N (%) | 144 (26.2%) | 134 (26.0%) | 132 (25.4%) | 125 (25.0%) | |||
 Unknown, N (%) | 31 (5.6%) | 29 (5.6%) | 30 (5.8%) | 28 (5.6%) | |||
Rurality | |||||||
 Urban, N (%) | 503 (91.6%) | 471 (91.5%) | 475 (91.3%) | 458 (91.6%) | 0.984 | 0.984 | 0.997 |
 Rural, N (%) | 15 (2.7%) | 15 (2.9%) | 15 (2.9%) | 14 (2.8%) | |||
 Missing, N (%) | 31 (5.6%) | 29 (5.6%) | 30 (5.8%) | 28 (5.6%) | |||
Practice model | |||||||
 FFS/FFS enhanced, N (%) | 322 (58.7%) | 291 (56.5%) | 295 (56.7%) | 282 (56.4%) | 0.479 | 0.525 | 0.461 |
 Other, N (%) | 227 (41.3%) | 224 (43.5%) | 225 (43.3%) | 218 (43.6%) | |||
Full-time equivalent, N (%) | 326 (59.4%) | 156 (30.3%) | 241 (46.3%) | 305 (61.0%) | <.001 | <.001 | 0.593 |