Table A1.
Physician Specialty | Age Group (years) |
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≤ 49 (n = 2,779) |
50-64 (n = 4,017) |
65-79 (n = 3,524) |
≥ 80 (n = 899) |
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Mean | SE | Mean | SE | Mean | SE | Mean | SE | |
PCP* | 5.2 | 0.05 | 5.9 | 0.04 | 7.7 | 0.05 | 12.1 | 0.14 |
Oncology* | 3.3 | 0.04 | 3.0 | 0.03 | 2.6 | 0.03 | 2.0 | 0.07 |
Medical* | 1.3 | 0.03 | 1.1 | 0.03 | 0.8 | 0.03 | 0.5 | 0.08 |
Radiation* | 0.5 | 0.03 | 0.6 | 0.03 | 0.5 | 0.03 | 0.3 | 0.09 |
Surgical* | 1.5 | 0.03 | 1.3 | 0.02 | 1.3 | 0.03 | 1.2 | 0.07 |
Other* | 3.2 | 0.04 | 3.8 | 0.04 | 5.7 | 0.05 | 6.4 | 0.1 |
NOTE. No. of visits is calculated as mean per patient per patient year.
Abbreviation: PCP, primary care physician.
P < .05.