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. 2022 Mar 29;16:821–839. doi: 10.2147/PPA.S346660

Table 3.

Patient Demographics and Clinical Characteristics Pre- and Post-Matching of Covariates for CGRP mAb and SOC 12-Month Follow-Up Cohort

Demographics and Clinical Characteristics Pre-Matching Post-Matching
CGRP mAb (N=4528) SOC (N=10,897) Std Diff CGRP mAb (N=3082) SOC (N=3082) Std Diff
Age (years), mean (SD) 45.1 (11.3) 41.3 (12.3) 0.323 44.4 (11.3) 44.2 (12.0) 0.018
Female, n (%) 3904 (86.2) 9275 (85.1) 0.032 2641 (85.7) 2676 (86.8) 0.033
Region, n (%)
 Northeast 1071 (23.7) 1726 (15.8) 0.197 679 (22.0) 500 (16.2) 0.148
 North central 930 (20.5) 2476 (22.7) 0.053 617 (20.0) 713 (23.1) 0.076
 South 1899 (41.9) 5246 (48.1) 0.125 1354 (43.9) 1424 (46.2) 0.046
 West 617 (13.6) 1427 (13.1) 0.016 427 (13.9) 435 (14.1) 0.007
 Unknown 11 (0.2) 22 (0.2) 0.009 5 (0.2) 10 (0.3) 0.033
Insurance plan type, n (%)
 Comprehensive/ indemnity 153 (3.4) 415 (3.8) 0.023 105 (3.4) 101 (3.3) 0.007
 EPO/PPO 2604 (57.5) 5653 (51.9) 0.113 1734 (56.3) 1730 (56.1) 0.003
 POS/POS with capitation 273 (6.0) 712 (6.5) 0.021 198 (6.4) 169 (5.5) 0.040
 HMO 500 (11.0) 1480 (13.6) 0.077 339 (11.0) 345 (11.2) 0.006
 CDHP/HDHP 960 (21.2) 2495 (22.9) 0.041 674 (21.9) 694 (22.5) 0.016
 Other/unknown 38 (0.8) 142 (1.3) 0.045 32 (1.0) 43 (1.4) 0.033
Provider, n (%)
 Neurology 1414 (31.2) 2827 (25.9) 0.117 944 (30.6) 993 (32.2) 0.034
 Primary carea 1022 (22.6) 4578 (42.0) 0.425 800 (26.0) 771 (25.0) 0.022
 Acute hospital care, ER 310 (6.8) 549 (5.0) 0.077 186 (6.0) 188 (6.1) 0.003
 Radiology, laboratory, pathology 201 (4.4) 283 (2.6) 0.100 132 (4.3) 90 (2.9) 0.073
 Other/unknown 1581 (34.9) 2660 (24.4) 0.232 1020 (33.1) 1040 (33.7) 0.014
DCI, mean (SD) 0.4 (0.9) 0.4 (0.9) 0.029 0.5 (0.9) 0.4 (0.9) 0.012
Chronic clinical conditions, n (%)
 Anxiety 1483 (32.8) 3496 (32.1) 0.014 1011 (32.8) 1023 (33.2) 0.008
 Asthma 594 (13.1) 1227 (11.3) 0.057 424 (13.8) 330 (10.7) 0.093
 Chronic migraine 3125 (69.0) 2355 (21.6) 1.083 1749 (56.7) 1690 (54.8) 0.039
 Depression 1249 (27.6) 2573 (23.6) 0.091 820 (26.6) 828 (26.9) 0.006
 Hypertension 1140 (25.2) 2729 (25.0) 0.003 798 (25.9) 810 (26.3) 0.009
 Nausea 816 (18.0) 1993 (18.3) 0.007 564 (18.3) 563 (18.3) 0.001
 Obesity 650 (14.4) 1772 (16.3) 0.053 454 (14.7) 519 (16.8) 0.058
 Osteoarthritis 517 (11.4) 909 (8.3) 0.103 317 (10.3) 331 (10.7) 0.015
 Sleep disorder 1272 (28.1) 2214 (20.3) 0.182 841 (27.3) 778 (25.2) 0.046

Notes: Covariates with Std Diff ≥0.1 are bolded, suggesting potential imbalance between cohorts. The 1:1 propensity score matched CGRP mAb and SOC cohorts were well-balanced. aIncludes family practice, internal medicine, obstetrics/gynecology, and nurse practitioner.

Abbreviations: CDHP, consumer-driven health plan; CGRP mAb, calcitonin gene-related peptide ligand or receptor-targeted monoclonal antibody; DCI, Deyo-Charlson comorbidity index; EPO, exclusive provider organization; ER, emergency room; GMB, galcanezumab; HDHP, high deductible health plan; HMO, health maintenance organization; N, number of patients in the cohort; n, number of patients in each category; POS, point of service; PPO, preferred provider organization; SD, standard deviation; SOC, standard-of-care; Std Diff, standardized difference.