Table 1 Characteristics of the MultiCare Cohort Study sample at baseline
Patients | n | |
|---|---|---|
Age (at baseline interview): mean ± sd | 74.4 ± 5.2 years | 3,189 |
Gender: | 3,189 | |
- Male | 40.7% | 1,298 |
- Female | 59.3% | 1,891 |
Marital status: | 3,188 | |
- Never married | 5.9% | 188 |
- Married | 56.2% | 1,791 |
- Estranged (living in separate homes) | 2.3% | 72 |
- Divorced | 8.0% | 255 |
- Widowed | 27.7% | 882 |
Education (in CASMIN grade): | 3,189 | |
- Grade 1 (low) | 62.3% | 1,986 |
- Grade 2 (medium) | 26.8% | 856 |
- Grade 3 (high) | 10.9% | 347 |
Household-size adjusted net income per month: Mean ± sd | 1,412.40 ± 704 € | 2,793 |
Nursing dependency level: | 3,168 | |
- No nursing dependency | 95.6% | 3,027 |
- Dependency level 1 | 3.4% | 107 |
- Dependency level 2 | 1.0% | 31 |
- Dependency level 3 | 0.1% | 3 |
Number of chronic conditions*: mean ± sd | 3,189 | |
- Based on the patient self-report | 7.6 (3.2) | |
- Based on the general practitioner report | 6.3 (2.3) | |
GPs | ||
Age (at baseline interview): mean ± sd | 50.2 ± 7.7 years | 158 |
Gender: | 158 | |
- Male | 60.8% | 96 |
- Female | 39.2% | 62 |
Years of practice: mean ± sd | 15.0 ± 7.7 years | 158 |
Number of patients treated in practice in each quarter: | 158 | |
- 1,000 and more patients | 51.3% | 81 |
- 750 thru 999 patients | 24.7% | 39 |
- 500 thru 749 patients | 19.6% | 31 |
- 499 thru less patients | 4.4% | 7 |
Number of physicians working in practice: | 158 | |
- 1 | 48.1% | 76 |
- 2 | 32.9% | 52 |
- 3 | 13.35 | 21 |
- 4 | 3.2% | 5 |
- 5 | 1.9% | 3 |
- 6 | 0.6% | 1 |