TABLE 3.
Additional sociodemographic and health characteristics not used in propensity score matching
| Characteristics | SAFE Unit, n(%) | Usual Care, n(%) | Standardized Differences | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| N=154 | N=154 | ||||
| Neighbourbood income quintile | |||||
| 1 | 34 | (22.1) | 29 | (18.8) | 0.08 |
| 2 | 42 | (27.3) | 31 | (20.1) | 0.17 |
| 3 | 33 | (21.4) | 37 | (24.0) | 0.06 |
| 4 | 16 | (10.4) | 23 | (14.9) | 0.14 |
| 5 | 29 | (18.8) | 34 | (22.1) | 0.08 |
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| Comorbidities | |||||
| Asthma | 39 | (27.4) | 37 | (33.2) | 0.03 |
| Cancer | 58 | (39.5) | 51 | (34.7) | 0.10 |
| Coronary heart disease | 68 | (46.3) | 67 | (42.1) | 0.01 |
| Diabetes | 65 | (42.1) | 61 | (44.2) | 0.05 |
| Hypertension | 138 | (89.5) | 140 | (88.4) | 0.04 |
| Mood disorder | 38 | (23.7) | 44 | (27.4) | 0.09 |
| Osteoarthritis | 123 | (80.0) | 123 | (82.6) | 0.00 |
| Osteoporosis | 23 | (15.8) | 20 | (21.1) | 0.06 |
| Renal failure | 83 | (50.5) | 62–66 | (40.3–42.9) | 0.25 |
| Rheumatoid arthritis | 11 | (7.4) | 1–5 | (0.6–3.2) | 0.25 |
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| Number of Prevalent Conditions | |||||
| 0–2 | 1–5 | (0.6–3.2) | 1–5 | (0.6–3.2) | 0.00 |
| 3 | 5–10 | (3.2–6.5) | 5–10 | (3.2–6.5) | 0.10 |
| 4 | 14 | (10.0) | 21 | (8.4) | 0.14 |
| 5 | 15 | (11.1) | 18 | (13.7) | 0.06 |
| 6 | 28 | (18.9) | 28 | (16.3) | 0.00 |
| 7+ | 89 | (54.7) | 76 | (56.3) | 0.17 |
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| Presence of Infections | 62 | (42.1) | 52 | (36.3) | 0.13 |