Table 2.

Baseline patient characteristics in Hamilton and Ontario by primary care model from 2014/15 to 2017/18

Demographics		Hamilton					Ontario (excluding Hamilton)
		CAP	FHT	CCM	FHG	NOG	CAP	FHT	CCM	FHG	NOG
N		289,499	1,167,932	47,055	228,835	98,839	15,023,633	12,494,640	1,897,137	15,003,760	3,988,600
Population served (%)		16	64	3	12	5	31	26	4	31	8
Sex (%)	Female	53	52	53	49	49	53	53	51	52	48
	Male	47	48	47	51	51	48	47	49	48	52
Age (%)	0	21	20	22	21	24	18	20	18	20	36
	19-44	32	32	38	35	40	33	32	35	37	31
	45-75	39	40	34	38	32	41	40	39	37	27
	75+	8	9	6	7	4	8	9	7	6	5
Deprivation quintile (%)	1	31	20	22	22	14	26	22	19	21	21
	2	22	18	18	17	14	22	22	20	21	19
	3	15	18	16	16	16	19	20	20	19	18
	4	15	20	19	18	21	17	19	20	19	18
	5	16	25	25	28	34	16	17	22	20	22
	Missing	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	1
Chronic condition (%)	AMI	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1
	Asthma	13	12	15	13	13	15	15	15	15	16
	CHF	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	1	1
	COPD	6	7	6	8	4	7	8	7	5	5
	DM	9	10	9	11	7	11	10	11	11	7
	HTN	22	23	19	11	18	24	23	23	22	16
	MH	21	19	21	26	20	20	19	22	21	20

Abbreviations: AMI, acute myocardial infarction; CAP, Capitated models that do not include funding for non-physician providers; CCM, Comprehensive Care Model; CHF, congestive heart failure; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; DM, diabetes mellitus; FHG, Family Health Group; FHT, Family Health Team; HTN, hypertension; MH, mental health; N, the sum of all patients from each annual dataset; NOG, not otherwise grouped.