Table 1.
Descriptive characteristics of the study participants.
| Characteristic | Total (n=222) |
|
| Age, mean (SD) |
|
62.7 (9.0) |
| Female |
|
109 (49.1%) |
| Most frequent diagnoses | ||
|
|
Type 1 or 2 diabetesab | 103 (46.4%) |
|
|
Hypertensionac | 96 (43.2%) |
|
|
Hypercholesterolemiaad | 139 (62.6%) |
| Charlson comorbidity index a | ||
|
|
0 | 93 (41.9%) |
|
|
1 | 79 (35.6%) |
|
|
2 | 50 (22.5%) |
| Office visits e , mean (SD) | ||
|
|
Doctor visits | 3.4 (3.2) |
|
|
Nurse visits | 4.1 (7.3) |
aFrom the time before access to the portal.
bICD10 codes E10-E14 or ICPC codes T89-T90.
cICD10 codes I10-I15 or ICPC codes K85-K87.
dICD10 codes E78 or ICPC T93.
eDuring the year before access to the portal.