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CHARACTERISTIC LOW-CONTINUITY GROUP (UPC INDEX LESS THAN 0.75) HIGH-CONTINUITY GROUP (UPC INDEX 0.75 OR GREATER) P VALUE N (% of total) 83 (27.2) 222 (72.8) NA Men, % 42.2 45.5 .349 Mean (SD) age, y 75.2 (6.7) 73.2 (5.9) .013* Mean (SD) no. of GP visits 27.7 (21.7) 30.7 (23.6) .142 -
NA—not applicable, UPC—usual provider continuity.
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↵* Indicates a significant between-groups difference (P < .05).
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- Table 3.
Proportion of sample deceased and proportion having acute hospitalizations during the 3-year period, by UPC continuity group: N = 305.
OUTCOME LOW-CONTINUITY GROUP (UPC INDEX LESS THAN 0.75) HIGH-CONTINUITY GROUP (UPC INDEX 0.75 OR GREATER) P VALUE (χ2) Deceased, % 18.1 9.0 .025* Hospitalized, % 67.5 54.5 .027* UPC—usual provider continuity. -
↵* Indicates a significant between-groups difference (P < .05).
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