Table 5. Specialist examinations in persistent patients (mean number of specialist examinations).
| Type | No. | Min | ASL associated with min | Max | ASL associated with max | Mean Diff. | SD | CI 95% Low. Lim. | CI 95% Upp. Lim. | p-value | |
| Metformin | Branded | 11645 | 2.50 | Bergamo | 3.10 | Melegnano | 0.02 | 0.03 | −0.04 | 0.08 | N.S. |
| A10BA02 | Generic | 11585 | 2.54 | Bergamo | 3.00 | Milano city | |||||
| Amlodipine | Branded | 21350 | 2.61 | Pavia | 3.24 | Lecco | −0.05 | 0.06 | −0.17 | 0.06 | N.S. |
| C08CA01 | Generic | 3369 | 2.65 | Milano city | 2.95 | Melegnano | |||||
| Simvastatin | Branded | 10554 | 2.55 | Pavia | 3.30 | Lecco | −0.01 | 0.04 | −0.11 | 0.07 | N.S. |
| C10AA01 | Generic | 8988 | 2.66 | Pavia | 3.00 | Melegnano | |||||
| Sertraline | Branded | 1868 | 2.81 | Pavia | 3.64 | Lecco | 0.15 | 0.09 | −0.03 | 0.34 | N.S. |
| N06AB06 | Generic | 2261 | 2.86 | Lecco | 3.59 | Melegnano | |||||
| Propafenone | Branded | 1002 | 3.62 | Pavia | 6.39 | Bergamo | −0.1 | 0.27 | −0.63 | 0.44 | N.S. |
| C01BC03 | Generic | 776 | 4.79 | Pavia | 6.12 | Lecco | |||||
| Alendronate | Branded | 2607 | 2.56 | Pavia | 3.21 | Milano city | −0.02 | 0.09 | −0.19 | 0.15 | N.S. |
| M05BA04 | Generic | 1976 | 2.62 | Pavia | 3.14 | Bergamo e Melegnano |
ASL: Local Healthcare Units. ASLs enrolled: Milano city; Lecco; Bergamo; Pavia; Milano2.
N.S. not statistically significant.