Table 1.
Description of patients in the 2010–2011 study1
| Demographic and cost variables | Diabetes | Congestive heart failure | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RUB 4 (n = 47,783) | RUB 5 (n = 26,588) | RUB 4 (n = 20,112) | RUB 5 (n = 17,196) | |
| Demographic and predictor variables for patients: | ||||
| Age, years,a mean (SD) | 66.8 (14.2) | 70.0 (12.7) | 75.4 (12.4) | 76.5 (11.7) |
| Male sex, % | 51.5 | 57.1 | 53.2 | 55.6 |
| Type of community,b % | ||||
| Metropolitan | 41.2 | 39.3 | 36.5 | 36.6 |
| Urban | 42.6 | 43.5 | 44.3 | 44.2 |
| Town | 11.0 | 12.0 | 12.8 | 13.2 |
| Village | 5.2 | 5.2 | 6.4 | 5.9 |
| Median family income, Can$, mean (SD) | 47,688 (9091) | 47,315 (9184) | 47,387 (9105) | 47,279 (9231) |
| Attachment to practice, %, mean (SD) | 79.7 (19.2) | 72.5 (20.5) | 80.3 (18.7) | 71.9 (20.2) |
| Cost variables (in Can$), mean (SD) | ||||
| Medical Services Program | 2310 (1610) | 4300 (3130) | 2580 (1840) | 4690 (3350) |
| Pharmacy costsc | 1440 (2650) | 2020 (3190) | 1530 (2590) | 1900 (3120) |
| Hospital costsc | 2640 (6210) | 12,000 (16,700) | 4100 (8400) | 15,600 (19,100) |
| Total costs | 6390 (7890) | 18,300 (19,500) | 8210 (10,000) | 22,200 (21,900) |
| Other filter variables, mean (SD) | ||||
| General Practitioner servicesd | 17.8 (12.1) | 28.4 (20.0) | 21.5 (14.6) | 34.1 (22.0) |
| Payee numberse | 2.8 (1.8) | 4.0 (2.7) | 2.9 (1.9) | 4.4 (2.7) |
a
Minimum age was set by inclusion criterion to 18 years.
b
See reference 12 for definitions of the categories of communities in British Columbia.
c
Maximum hospital cost was set by inclusion criterion to Can$100,000.
d
Minimum value was set by inclusion criterion to 5 general practitioner services per year.
e
Maximum value was set by inclusion criterion to 25 payee numbers.
1.
British Columbia Ministry of Health, Primary Care Data Repository, Fiscal Year 2010–2011. Can$ = Canadian dollars; RUB = Resource Utilization Band; SD = standard deviation.