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. 2016 Dec 1;19(6):389–397. doi: 10.1089/pop.2015.0171

Table 2.

Demographics* for MDVIP Members and Random Controls: Prior to and After Propensity Score Matching

  Unmatched Propensity Score Matched
  MDVIP Members Random Sample Controls   MDVIP Members Random Sample Controls  
  Mean or % 11,396 Mean or % 62,721 P Mean or % 10,186 Mean or % 10,186 P
Age (average) 55.7 49.3 <0.001 54.8 54.0 <0.001
 35–44 11.2 33.9 <0.001 12.5 12.7 0.91
 45–54 31.0 34.9   33.4 33.7  
 55–64 45.6 28.4   45.2 44.9  
 65+ 12.3 2.9   9.0 8.8  
Sex
 Male 47.9 42.4 <0.001 47.3 47.6 0.65
 Female 52.1 57.6   52.7 52.4  
Employment Status
 Employee 63.6 67.8 <0.001 64.7 64.9 0.73
 Spouse 36.4 32.2   35.3 35.1  
Median household income (geocoded from zip code)
 High (≥$45,809) 68.0 55.9 <0.001 66.5 67.4 0.67
 Upper Medium (≥$36,250 and <$45,809) 18.1 20.6   18.6 18.1  
 Lower Medium (≥$29,875 and <$36,250) 6.2 11.6   6.6 6.5  
 Low (<$29,875) 3.6 6.7   3.9 3.7  
Region (geocoded from zip code)
 Northeast 11.7 18.2 <0.001 12.2 12.4 0.57
 Midwest 9.7 18.6   10.6 10.8  
 South 60.5 44.6   58.4 57.3  
 West 17.3 17.3   17.9 18.5  
Location (geocoded from zip code)
 Metro 95.8 89.7 <0.001 95.5 95.7 0.41
 Others 4.2 10.3   4.5 4.3  
Plan Type
 EPO 7.5 11.0 <0.001 8.1 8.1 0.57
 HMO 3.2 0.9   2.2 2.1  
 Indemnity 2.0 0.9   1.3 1.3  
 POS 72.4 68.1   73.1 73.9  
 PPO 7.6 11.3   7.9 7.2  
 Others 7.3 7.7   7.5 7.4  
Supply of Medical Services by Location (geocoded from zip code)
 Acute Care Hospital Beds per 1,000 2.1 2.3 <0.001 2.2 2.2 0.54
 PCPs per 100,000 68.7 70.7 <0.001 68.9 69.0 0.63
 Specialists per 100,000 130.7 129.2 <0.001 131.0 127.8 <0.001
Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) 0.51 0.36 <0.001 0.48 0.48 0.90
 CCI = 0 71.4 78.4 <0.001 72.5 73.1 0.34
 CCI > = 1 28.6 21.6   27.5 26.9  
Psychiatric (PDG) 0.17 0.14 <0.001 0.17 0.16 0.39
 No (score = 0) 87.5 89.5 <0.001 87.6 87.7 0.77
 Yes (score > = 1) 12.5 10.5   12.4 12.3  
Any Inpatient Admission 6.2 5.3 <0.001 6.0 5.8 0.55
 % Readmission Within 30 Days 9.3 7.0 0.03 8.8 6.9 0.22
Any Emergency Room Visit 13.8 14.1 0.35 13.6 14.4 0.08
Any Urgent Care Facility Use 4.7 6.6 <0.001 5.0 5.0 0.90
Number of Therapeutic Drug Classes 1.3 1.2 0.02 1.3 1.3 0.17
 0 41.8 48.9 <0.001 42.4 43.2 0.65
 1–3 48.9 41.2   47.5 47.1  
 4–6 4.5 5.5   5.0 4.9  
 7–9 2.4 2.6   2.6 2.5  
 10 or more 2.4 1.8   2.6 2.3  
*

Excluding outliers and zeros.

EPO = exclusive provider organization; HMO = health maintenance organization; MDVIP = MD-Value in Prevention; PCP = primary care physician; PDG = Psychiatric Diagnostic Group; POS = point of service organization; PPO = preferred provider organization.