TABLE 1.

Description of patients.

	Cohort 2019 (n = 173,523)	Cohort 2020 (n = 179,086)	Absolute standardized differences
% Female	54.0	53.6	0.009
Median age at baseline, in years (IQR)	54 (37–70)	54 (37–70)	0.006
% with hypertension	28.4	29.8	0.031
% with diabetes	10.0	11.2	0.036
% with CVD	3.6	4.0	0.023

IQR, interquartile range; CVD, cardiovascular disease. Missing data was below <0.1% (Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Intensity of Health Services Use in General Practice: A Retrospective Cohort Study, Switzerland, 2019-2020).