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Table 2 Comparison of practice, provider, and patient characteristics at baseline (2007) by Step

From: Practice facilitation for improving cardiovascular care: secondary evaluation of a stepped wedge cluster randomized controlled trial using population-based administrative data

Characteristic

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Practice

 Number of practices (n)

22

24

24

Provider

 Number of providers (n)

30

63

36

 Female (n, %)

12 (40.0 %)

40 (63.5 %)

21 (58.3 %)

 Years since graduation from 2007 (mean, SD)

25.5 (9.9)

18.9 (9.2)

24.1 (10.1)

Primary care model (n)

 Fee for service

25–29

26

19

 Capitation, non-FHT

1–5

23

10–14

 Capitation, FHT

0

14

1–5

 Rural practices (n, %)

11 (36.7 %)

1–5 (1.0–5.0 %)

11 (30.6)

Patient

 Number of patients (n)

7830

12,819

9659

 Age (mean, SD)

67.9 (12.7)

65.0 (11.9)

66.9 (12.0)

 Female (n, %)

4069 (52.0 %)

6669 (52.0 %)

5074 (52.5 %)

 Number of Aggregated Diagnostic Groups (mean, SD)

7.1 (3.7)

6.8 (3.5)

6.7 (3.6)

 Rural residents (n, %)

3071 (39.2 %)

618 (4.8 %)

2558 (26.5 %)

  1. FHT Family Health Team