Table 1 Characteristics of study population and visits with primary care physicians
From: A new marker of primary care utilization - annual accumulated duration of time of visits
Characteristic | N (%) (unless stated otherwise) | |
|---|---|---|
N | 77,247 (100) | |
Gender | Female | 40,434 (52.3) |
Age (in years) | Mean (± Range, SD) | 46.5 (20–100, 18.1) |
20–64 | 62,805 (81.3) | |
65+ | 14,442 (18.7) | |
Charlson comorbidity index (n = 77,136) | Mean (± Range, SD) | 3.0 (1–6, 1.1) |
Socioeconomic status | Low SES | 12,185 (15.8) |
Country of birth | New immigrants | 10,128 (13.1) |
Place of residence (n = 77,194) | Large city (≥100,000 citizens) | 31,642 (41.0) |
Other city | 21,970 (28.4) | |
Kibbutz (collective settlement) | 3018 (3.9) | |
Cooperative Israeli settlement | 5162 (6.7) | |
Small town | 6113 (7.9) | |
Non-Jewish settlement | 9289 (12.0) | |
Number of visits to a PCP during 2012 (n = 77,247) | Mean (± Range, SD) Median (± Range, IQR) | 8.8 (0–136, 9.1) 6 (0–136, 10) |
Percentiles | ||
25 | 2.0 | |
50 | 6.0 | |
75 | 12.0 | |
90 | 20.0 | |
AADT (in minutes) spent with a PCP during 2012 (n = 77,247) | Mean (± Range, SD) Median (± Range, IQR) | 65.8 (0–1659, 75.8) 43 (0–1659, 75) |
Percentiles | ||
25 | 15.0 | |
50 | 43.0 | |
75 | 90.0 | |
90 | 155.0 | |
Duration (in minutes) of a single visit to a PCP during 2012 (n = 70,186) | Mean (± Range, SD) Median (± Range, IQR) | 7.6 (0–60, 4.3) 7 (0–60, 4.5) |