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. 2023 Aug 3;12:e79548. doi: 10.7554/eLife.79548

Appendix 2—table 22. “Bone-Rx” Cohort (Region=New York State), Patient Characteristics Pre/Post Match.

"Bone-Rx" Cohort / Region=New York State Unmatched "Bone-Rx" Cohort / Region=New York State Matched
All BP Non-user BP User p-value All BP Non-user BP User p-value
N % N % N % N % N % N %
All Patients 57,397 100.0% 7,362 12.8% 50,035 87.2% 14,508 100.0% 7,254 50.0% 7,254 50.0%
Age
≤20 56 0.1% ≤10 0.1% 50 0.1% <0.001 11 0.1% ≤10 0.1% ≤10 0.1% 0.96
21-40 272 0.5% 44 0.6% 228 0.5% 76 0.5% 42 0.6% 34 0.5%
41-50 775 1.4% 120 1.6% 655 1.3% 207 1.4% 107 1.5% 100 1.4%
51-60 7,249 12.6% 885 12.0% 6,364 12.7% 1,744 12.0% 871 12.0% 873 12.0%
61-70 18,433 32.1% 2,297 31.2% 16,136 32.2% 4,540 31.3% 2,264 31.2% 2,276 31.4%
71-80 19,944 34.7% 2,482 33.7% 17,462 34.9% 4,934 34.0% 2,455 33.8% 2,479 34.2%
≥81 10,668 18.6% 1,528 20.8% 9,140 18.3% 2,996 20.7% 1,509 20.8% 1,487 20.5%
Gender
Female 52,047 90.7% 6,589 89.5% 45,458 90.9% <.001 13,106 90.3% 6,526 90.0% 6,580 90.7% 0.13
Male 5,350 9.3% 773 10.5% 4,577 9.1% 1,402 9.7% 728 10.0% 674 9.3%
Insurance
Commercial 12,309 21.4% 1,894 25.7% 10,415 20.8% <0.001 3,706 25.5% 1,850 25.5% 1,856 25.6% 1.00
Dual 1,750 3.0% 154 2.1% 1,596 3.2% 307 2.1% 153 2.1% 154 2.1%
Medicaid 10,191 17.8% 1,016 13.8% 9,175 18.3% 1,968 13.6% 987 13.6% 981 13.5%
Medicare 33,147 57.8% 4,298 58.4% 28,849 57.7% 8,527 58.8% 4,264 58.8% 4,263 58.8%
PCP Visit 2019
No 21,462 37.4% 2,789 37.9% 18,673 37.3% 0.35 5,468 37.7% 2,744 37.8% 2,724 37.6% 0.73
Yes 35,935 62.6% 4,573 62.1% 31,362 62.7% 9,040 62.3% 4,510 62.2% 4,530 62.4%
Continuous Outcomes
mean SD mean SD mean SD p-value mean SD mean SD mean SD p-value
CCI 1.06 1.84 1.81 2.56 0.95 1.68 <0.001 1.69 2.35 1.69 2.36 1.69 2.35 0.98

BP: bisphosphonate; CCI: Charlson Comorbidity Index; PCP: primary care physician; SD: standard deviation.