Table 3 Patient and provider characteristics over time: GMF vs. non-GMF
| Â | QC | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GMF | Non-GMF | |||||||
2006 | 2010 | 2014 | 2018 | 2006 | 2010 | 2014 | 2018 | |
Patient characteristics | ||||||||
 N | 110,434 | 339,807 | 587,022 | 784,561 | 785,594 | 663,080 | 571,228 | 556,711 |
 Age (mean (sd)) | 74.9 (6.5) | 75.0 (6.8) | 74.9 (7.0) | 74.8 (7.0) | 74.8 (6.6) | 75.0 (6.9) | 74.9 (7.2) | 74.9 (7.2) |
 Female | 58.9% | 57.4% | 56.4% | 55.2% | 58.0% | 56.9% | 55.4% | 54.7% |
 Rural | 28.1% | 26.1% | 25.9% | 24.1% | 20.6% | 19.1% | 17.3% | 18.5% |
 Unique prescribers (mean (sd)) | 4.9 (2.2) | 5.4 (2.6) | 5.7 (2.7) | 5.6 (2.5) | 4.8 (2.2) | 5.3 (2.6) | 5.5 (2.7) | 5.4 (2.5) |
 Unique drugs prescribed (mean (sd))a | 6.6 (4.2) | 6.8 (4.5) | 7.0 (4.6) | 6.9 (4.7) | 6.0 (4.3) | 6.3 (4.6) | 6.4 (4.8) | 6.4 (4.8) |
 Primary care visits (mean (sd)) | 6.0 (8.7) | 5.6 (8.8) | 5.1 (8.4) | 4.6 (7.5) | 6.0 (9.1) | 5.5 (9.2) | 5.1 (9.1) | 4.7 (8.4) |
Income quintileb | ||||||||
 Missing | 6.1% | 6.4% | 2.5% | 2.3% | 6.3% | 6.6% | 2.8% | 2.6% |
 1 (highest) | 10.5% | 13.0% | 13.3% | 15.1% | 12.2% | 13.1% | 14.5% | 15.5% |
 2 | 17.0% | 18.6% | 18.1% | 19.3% | 16.7% | 17.2% | 16.6% | 17.0% |
 3 | 19.3% | 20.3% | 21.5% | 21.7% | 20.8% | 20.7% | 20.0% | 20.0% |
 4 | 23.5% | 21.8% | 22.9% | 21.8% | 21.9% | 21.1% | 22.6% | 22.2% |
 5 (lowest) | 23.7% | 19.8% | 21.7% | 19.9% | 22.1% | 21.3% | 23.5% | 22.7% |
Provider characteristicsc | ||||||||
 N | 943 | 2,354 | 3,552 | 4,435 | 3,720 | 3,085 | 2,272 | 2,128 |
 Years in practice (mean (sd)) | 18.9 (9.5) | 20.7 (10.7) | 21.6 (12.1) | 20.6 (13.4) | 21.2 (9.2) | 23.4 (10.6) | 25.2 (11.9) | 24.4 (14.0) |
 Female | 49% | 51% | 55% | 59% | 43% | 46% | 49% | 53% |
 Mean older (66+) patients per physicianc | 111.7 | 129.9 | 159.7 | 163 | 186.7 | 168.9 | 193.6 | 199.8 |