No. of encounters | 6518 | 4041 | 2477 | NA | 5735 | 783 | NA | 5049 | 898 | NA |
Mean (SD) no. of encounters per patient | 5.40 (5.20) | 5.30 (5.20) | 5.50 (5.20) | .14 −0.20† (−0.46 to 0.06) | 5.60 (5.30) | 4.50 (4.50) | .001 1.10† (0.71 to 1.49) | 6.10 (5.40) | 4.00 (5.20) | .001 2.10† (1.72 to 2.48) |
Patients with ≥ 1 encounter with a family physician, n (%) | 1196 (99.3) | 754 (99.3) | 442 (99.3) | > .99 1.00 (0.84 to 1.19) | 836 (81.2) | 112 (64.4) | .001 2.40 (1.60 to 3.40) | 697 (84.6) | 163 (73.4) | .031 1.46 (1.02 to 2.09) |
No. of different medications prescribed‡ | 5207 | 3304 | 1903 | NA | 4619 | 588 | NA | 3628 | 1027 | NA |
Mean (SD) no. of medications per patient | 4.30 (1.50) | 4.35 (0.75) | 4.27 (1.50) | .01 0.08† (0.02 to 0.14) | 4.50 (5.30) | 3.40 (4.50) | .001 1.10† (0.71 to 1.49) | 4.40 (5.90) | 4.60 (6.60) | .350 −0.20† (−0.62 to 0.22) |
Patients prescribed ≥ 1 medication, n (%) | 850 (70.6) | 530 (69.8) | 320 (71.9) | .490 0.90 (0.68 to 1.17) | 750 (72.8) | 100 (57.5) | .001 2.00 (1.40 to 2.80) | 623 (75.6) | 152 (68.5) | .031 1.43 (1.02 to 2.00) |
No. of hospitalizations | 574 | 289 | 285 | NA | 517 | 57 | NA | 442 | 60 | NA |
Mean (SD) no. of hospitalizations per patient | 0.50 (0.74) | 0.38 (0.74) | 0.64 (1.48) | .007 −0.26† (−0.45 to −0.07) | 0.50 (1.20) | 0.32 (1.00) | .275 0.18† (−0.14 to 0.50) | 0.54 (1.20) | 0.27 (1.00) | .096 0.27† (−0.05 to 0.58) |
Patients with ≥ 1 hospitalization, n (%) | 347 (28.7) | 189 (24.9) | 158 (35.5) | .001 0.60 (0.47 to 0.77) | 303 (29.4) | 43 (24.7) | .239 1.27 (0.86 to 1.87) | 264 (32.0) | 40 (18.0) | .001 2.15 (1.46 to 3.17) |
No. of ED visits | 1069 | 639 | 430 | NA | 914 | 155 | NA | 727 | 168 | NA |
Mean (SD) no. of ED visits per patient | 0.88 (1.90) | 0.84 (2.10) | 0.97 (1.77) | .14 −0.13† (−0.36 to 0.10) | 1.12 (2.22) | 1.12 (1.48) | > .99 0.00† (−0.38 to 0.38) | 1.13 (2.50) | 1.32 (2.00) | .358 −0.19† (−0.19 to 0.22) |
Patients with ≥ 1 ED visit, n (%) | 449 (37.4) | 266 (35.0) | 183 (41.1) | .049 0.78 (0.61 to 1.00) | 377 (36.6) | 72 (41.4) | .228 0.82 (0.58 to 1.15) | 318 (38.6) | 61 (27.5) | .002 1.66 (1.18 to 2.33) |
Had ≥ 1 laboratory test ordered, n (%) | 868 (72.0) | 541 (71.3) | 327 (73.5) | .410 0.89 (0.68 to 1.75) | 752 (73.0) | 116 (66.7) | .08 1.35 (0.95 to 1.93) | 676 (82.0) | 87 (39.2) | .001 7.10 (5.07 to 9.92) |
Died in 2013, n (%) | 87 (7.2) | 40 (5.3) | 47 (10.6) | .001 0.47 (0.29 to 0.75) | 61 (5.9) | 26 (14.9) | .001 0.36 (0.21 to 0.60) | 66 (8.0) | 8 (3.6) | .023 2.33 (1.06 to 5.33) |