Table 2 Characteristics of the annual number of visits and the Annual Accumulate Duration of Time spent with a primary care physician during 2012
From: A new marker of primary care utilization - annual accumulated duration of time of visits
No. of visits during 2012 | AADT during 2012 (in minutes) | |||||
Mean (± Range, SD) | 8.8 (0–136, 9.1) | 65.8 (0–1659, 75.8) | ||||
Median (± Range, IQR) | 6 (0–136, 10) | 43 (0–1659, 75) | ||||
Characteristic | Pearson Correlation | P Value | Pearson Correlation | P Value | ||
Age (in years) | 0.4 | 0.000 | 0.4 | 0.000 | ||
Charlson comorbidity index | 0.5 | 0.000 | 0.5 | 0.000 | ||
Mean (±SD) T-TEST | P Value | Mean (±SD) T-TEST | P Value | |||
Gender | Male | 7.7 (8.9) | <0.001 | 57.5 (73.8) | <0.05 | |
Female | 9.8 (9.2) | 73.3 (76.7) | ||||
Socioeconomic status | Other | 7.7 (8.0) | <0.001 | 58.5 (68.3) | <0.05 | |
Low SES | 14.7 (11.9) | 104.5 (98.4) | ||||
Country of birth | New immigrant | 7.7 (8.1) | <0.05 | 57.1 (67.4) | <0.05 | |
Other | 9.0 (9.2) | 67.1 (76.8) | ||||
Mean (±SD) ANOVA | P Value | Mean (±SD) ANOVA | P Value | |||
Place of residence | Large city | 8.7 (8.9) | <0.05 | 66.9 (75.3) | <0.05 | |
Other city | 8.8 (9.0) | 62.8 (70.0) | ||||
Kibbutz | 11.9 (11.9) | 100.3 (116.9) | ||||
Cooperative Israeli settlement | 8.3 (8.5) | 67.1 (78.0) | ||||
Small town | 8.5 (8.8) | 62.1 (71.9) | ||||
Non-Jewish settlement | 8.7 (9.5) | 59.5 (71.3) | ||||
Chronic Diseases | N | Mean (±SD) T-TEST | P Value | Mean (±SD) T-TEST | P Value | |
Malignancy | + | 4250 | 16.4 (12) | <0.05 | 123.5 (103.4) | <0.05 |
− | 72,997 | 8.4 (8.7) | 62.4 (72.4) | |||
Diabetes | + | 9065 | 17.5 (11.9) | 124.6 (100.4) | ||
− | 68,182 | 7.7 (8) | 58 (68.1) | |||
Hypertension | + | 16,848 | 15.9 (11.5) | 115.9 (98.7) | ||
− | 60,399 | 6.8 (7.2) | 51.8 (61) | |||
Hyperlipidemia | + | 27,266 | 13.7 (10.7) | 100.3 (90.8) | ||
− | 49,981 | 6.1 (6.7) | 47 (58) | |||
IHD | + | 5604 | 18.4 (12.6) | 132.9 (107.2) | ||
− | 71,643 | 8.1 (8.3) | 60.5 (70.1) | |||
CHF | + | 985 | 23.1 (15.5) | 165.3 (128.8) | ||
− | 76,262 | 8.6 (8.9) | 64.5 (74) | |||
s/p CVA | + | 2013 | 18.7 (13.8) | 135.2 (114.3) | ||
− | 75,234 | 8.6 (8.8) | 63.9 (73.6) | |||
Asthma | + | 4714 | 12.9 (12.2) | 95.2 (97.7) | ||
− | 72,533 | 8.6 (8.8) | 63.9 (73.7) | |||
COPD | + | 1776 | 20.1 (15.1) | 143.9 (120.9) | ||
− | 75,471 | 8.6 (8.8) | 63.9 (73.4) | |||
Dementia | + | 605 | 16.8 (13) | 113.3 (98.1) | ||
− | 76,642 | 8.8 (9.1) | 65.4 (75.4) | |||
Epilepsy | + | 918 | 13.7 (11.3) | 98.1 (94.7) | ||
− | 76,329 | 8.8 (9.1) | 65.4 (75.4) | |||
Anxiety Disorder | + | 2892 | 16.6 (12.9) | 121.2 (111) | ||
− | 74,355 | 8.5 (8.8) | 63.6 (73.2) | |||
Drug Abuse | + | 496 | 11.3 (12.7) | 82 (95.6) | ||
− | 76,751 | 8.8 (9.1) | 65.7 (75.6) | |||