Table 2.
Characteristics of Medicare beneficiaries who had dementia by continuity of care tertile after propensity weightinga
| Continuity of Care Index | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | Low | Medium | High |
| Beneficiaries, No. (%) | 486272 (34.3) | 445701 (31.5) | 484371 (34.2) |
| Age, mean (SD)b | 81.0 (12.55) | 81.0 (13.3) | 80.9 (13.36) |
| Sex | |||
| Female, % | 63.3 | 63.2 | 62.9 |
| Race/ethnicity, % | |||
| White | 82.6 | 82.9 | 82.6 |
| Black | 8.6 | 8.3 | 8.6 |
| Hispanic | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.6 |
| Other | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| Dual eligible, % | 20.9 | 20.6 | 21.0 |
| Median household income, mean (SD), $c |
57805 (45938) | 57934 (49093) | 57797 (48767) |
| Chronic conditions, mean (SD) | 2.23 (3.32) | 2.22 (3.32) | 2.1 (3.31) |
| HCC score, mean (SD) | 1.65 (2.05) | 1.65 (2.1) | 1.71 (2.38) |
| Health utilization, mean (SD) | |||
| Ambulatory visits | 15.0 (16.57) | 14.6 (15.62) | 11.2 (14.32) |
| Unique doctors seen | 6.9 (5.03) | 4.8 (3.29) | 2.6 (2.39) |
SD = standard deviation; HCC = hierarchical condition categories score
a
2012 characteristics of fee-for-service beneficiaries with 4 or more ambulatory visits who survived the entire year. Age, sex, race, dual eligible status, HCC score, and median household income included in propensity weighting. Twenty five beneficiaries were dropped during propensity weighting due to missing median household income values.
b
Age on January 1, 2012
c
Based on 2010 tract median household income.