Table. County Characteristics Stratified by County-Level Pharmacy Desert Density.
| Characteristic | Median (IQR) | P value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall (N = 3143) | Pharmacy desert density | ||||
| High (n = 629) | Low (n = 818) | No pharmacy deserts (n = 1696) | |||
| SVI, No. (%) | |||||
| Low | 1037 (33) | 194 (31) | 246 (30) | 597 (35) | .006 |
| Moderate | 1048 (33) | 197 (31) | 278 (34) | 573 (34) | |
| High | 1058 (34) | 238 (38) | 294 (36) | 526 (31) | |
| PCP density | 4.66 (2.79-7.20) | 3.65 (1.12-5.96) | 5.01 (3.21-7.53) | 4.86 (3.10-7.40) | <.001 |
| Total population | 25 698 (10 831-67 945) | 6137 (3258-10 876) | 33 506 (18 011-65 970) | 38 812 (16 756-112 427) | <.001 |
| Sex | |||||
| Female, % | 50.2 (48.9-51.5) | 49.6 (47.9-51.3) | 50.1 (48.8-51.3) | 50.4 (49.4-51.6) | <.001 |
| Male, % | 49.8 (48.5- 51.1) | 50.4 (48.7- 52.1) | 49.9 (48.7-51.2) | 49.6 (48.4-50.6) | <.001 |
| Age >65 y, % | 19.8 (17.2-22.6) | 22.6 (19.7-25.8) | 19.3 (16.8-21.7) | 19.2 (16.9-21.8) | <.001 |
Abbreviation: PCP, primary care practitioner (including family medicine, general practice, general internal medicine, general pediatrics physicians); SVI, Social Vulnerability Index.