Table 2.
Patient characteristics among typology models
| Patient characteristics | Exclusively primary care | Family physician- dominant co-management | Specialist-dominant co-management | Exclusively specialist care | Low engagement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N=6094 | N=1349 | N=4118 | N=707 | N=1149 | |
| Male sex | 5128 (84.1%) | 1194 (88.5%) | 3013 (73.2%) | 525 (74.3%) | 959 (83.5%) |
| Age category (years) | |||||
| 18–35 | 1064 (17.5%) | 169 (12.5%) | 753 (18.3%) | 161 (22.8%) | 166 (14.4%) |
| 36–49 | 3265 (53.6%) | 705 (52.3%) | 2136 (51.9%) | 387 (54.7%) | 617 (53.7%) |
| 50–65 | 1523 (25.0%) | 439 (32.5%) | 1092 (26.5%) | 149 (21.1%) | 317 (27.6%) |
| >65 | 242 (4.0%) | 36 (2.7%) | 137 (3.3%) | 10 (1.4%) | 49 (4.3%) |
| Neighbourhood income quintile | |||||
| Quintile 1 (lowest) | 1623 (26.6%) | 430 (31.9%) | 1538 (37.3%) | 288 (40.7%) | 373 (32.5%) |
| Quintile 2 | 1236 (20.3%) | 248 (18.4%) | 881 (21.4%) | 156 (22.1%) | 218 (19.0%) |
| Quintile 3 | 1025 (16.8%) | 220 (16.3%) | 638 (15.5%) | 92 (13.0%) | 206 (17.9%) |
| Quintile 4 | 1024 (16.8%) | 193 (14.3%) | 526 (12.8%) | 93 (13.2%) | 174 (15.1%) |
| Quintile 5 (highest) | 1129 (18.5%) | 238 (17.6%) | 510 (12.4%) | 75 (10.6%) | 159 (13.8%) |
| Missing | 57 (0.9%) | 20 (1.5%) | 25 (0.6%) | ≤5 | 19 (1.7%) |
| Rurality index | |||||
| Major urban | 5553 (91.1%) | 1263 (93.6%) | 3596 (87.3%) | 617 (87.3%) | 1030 (89.6%) |
| Non-major urban | 450 (7.4%) | 61 (4.5%) | 409 (9.9%) | 73 (10.3%) | 86 (7.5%) |
| Rural | 80 (1.3%) | 20 (1.5%) | 96 (2.3%) | 16 (2.3%) | 30 (2.6%) |
| Missing | 11 (0.2%) | ≤5 | 17 (0.4%) | ≤5 | ≤5 |
| Immigrant status | |||||
| Canadian born | 5145 (84.4%) | 1144 (84.8%) | 3009 (73.1%) | 505 (71.4%) | 968 (84.2%) |
| Immigrant from Africa or the Caribbean | 413 (6.8%) | 108 (8.0%) | 718 (17.4%) | 153 (21.6%) | 90 (7.8%) |
| Immigrant from Europe and Western Nations | 132 (2.2%) | 22 (1.6%) | 75 (1.8%) | 13 (1.8%) | 36 (3.1%) |
| Immigrant from other nations | 404 (6.6%) | 70 (5.2%) | 315 (7.6%) | 36 (5.1%) | |
| Mental health condition | 2384 (39.1%) | 675 (50.0%) | 1688 (41.0%) | 216 (30.6%) | 160 (13.9%) |
| Number of ADGs | |||||
| High | 1167 (19.1%) | 496 (36.8%) | 1121 (27.2%) | 145 (20.5%) | 76 (6.6%) |
| Medium | 1968 (32.3%) | 502 (37.2%) | 1547 (37.6%) | 166 (23.5%) | 66 (5.7%) |
| Low | 2959 (48.6%) | 351 (26.0%) | 1450 (35.2%) | 396 (56.0%) | 1007 (87.6%) |
| Number of visits to the usual family physician (mean, SD) | 13.6±13.4 | 19.6±15.1 | 8.6±15.9 | NA | NA |
| Number of visits to HIV specialists (mean, SD) | NA | 4.9±4.5 | 9.1±6.1 | 8.2±6.9 | NA |
ADGs, adjusted diagnosis groups; NA, not available.