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. 2019 Feb 8;21(2):e12533. doi: 10.2196/12533

Table 1.

Basic characteristics of target groups.

Characteristics Group Aa (n=80) Group Bb (n=84) Group Cc (n=62)
Gender, male, n (%) 37 (46) 32 (38) 32 (50)
Age, mean (SD) 44.27 (20.73) 45.67 (24.06) 55.89 (20.57)
Diagnosis rank, n (%)



1st (group A joint pain; groups B and C essential [primary] hypertension) 8 (10) 19 (23) 26 (42)

2nd (group A essential [primary] hypertension; group B headache; group C chest pain, unspecified) 6 (8) 11 (13) 16 (26)

3rd (group A cough; group B chest pain, unspecified; group C Encounter for gynecological examination) 6 (8) 9 (11) 13 (21)
Visit frequency, mean (SD) 4.58 (3.91) 17.21 (9.26) 32.70 (19.94)
Problems, mean (SD) 3.68 (3.79) 18.79 (10.29) 37.9 (25.30)
Medication, mean (SD) 3.35 (4.68) 31.71 (17.14) 74.4 (47.03)
Results, mean (SD) 3.38 (4.62) 33.09 (16.86) 75.59 (46.43)
Procedure, mean (SD) 0.04 (0.25) 1.34 (1.75) 2.57 (3.04)

aLess than 1 year of outpatient visit data.

b1 to 3 years of outpatient visit data.

c3 to 5 years of outpatient visit data.