Table 1.

Demographic Characteristics for Enrolled Patients with 2 or More Primary Care Visits Between October 1, 2017 and September 30, 2019, Stratified by Patient Enrollment Model

Patient Enrollment Model
Enhanced Fee-for-ServiceNonteam CapitationTeam-Based CapitationTotal
Characteristicn%n%n%n%
Overall2,617,415100.02,520,998100.01,971,623100.07,110,036100.0
Age group
16–34696,61426.6563,98622.4440,49122.31,701,09123.9
35–49673,82425.7553,15521.9409,41520.81,636,39423.0
50–64702,21626.8713,93128.3540,27527.41,956,42227.5
65–79417,02515.9518,89120.6435,81622.11,371,73219.3
80+ years127,7364.9171,0356.8145,6267.4444,3976.3
Sex
Male1,171,24644.71,090,68843.3834,35242.33,096,28643.5
Female1,446,16955.31,430,31056.71,137,27157.74,013,75056.5
Rurality index (RIO score)
Urban (0 to 9)2,332,21789.11,935,12576.81,075,38954.55,342,73175.1
Small town (10 to 39)234,1868.9476,71718.9611,20031.01,322,10318.6
Rural (40+)43,1331.699,8404.0266,51313.5409,4865.8
Missing7,8790.39,3160.418,5210.935,7160.5
Number of visits over the 2-year period (October 1, 2017 to September 30, 2019)
Mean (± SD)2,617,41510.2 (± 8.6)2,520,9987.2 (± 5.7)1,971,6236.6 (± 5.3)7,110,0368.1 (± 7.0)
Median (IQR)2,617,4158 (5, 13)2,520,9986 (3, 9)1,971,6235 (3, 8)7,110,0366 (4, 10)
2 to 4638,98524.4955,64737.9852,05343.22,446,68534.4
5 to 7581,80522.2682,79527.1525,16126.61,789,76125.2
8 to 11573,87621.9497,28719.7347,83417.61,418,99720.0
12+822,74931.4385,26915.3246,57512.51,454,59320.5
Comorbidity (ADG)*
No/low comorbidity (0 to 4) 858,99732.8952,19737.8747,21337.92,558,40736.0
Moderate comorbidity (5 to 9)1,288,70749.21,197,33447.5923,89046.93,409,93148.0
High comorbidity (10+)469,71117.9371,46714.7300,52015.21,141,69816.1
Morbidity (RUB)
Nonuser/healthy user (0 to 1) 48,4801.958,5532.344,8572.3151,8902.1
Low morbidity (2) 314,41712.0344,80013.7263,73513.4922,95213.0
Moderate morbidity (3) 1,539,27158.81,465,09158.11,105,67756.14,110,03957.8
High morbidity (4+)715,24727.3652,55425.9557,35428.31,925,15527.1
Income quintile
Low (1)500,00519.1406,98816.1344,44617.51,251,43917.6
2530,91320.3470,21018.7381,70719.41,382,83019.4
3561,09621.4501,43719.9399,24320.21,461,77620.6
4544,48620.8540,40021.4405,77420.61,490,66021.0
High (5)476,90818.2598,48223.7437,86022.21,513,25021.3
Missing40070.23,4810.12,5930.110,0810.1
Long-term resident
Yes2,250,89586.02,376,54394.31,897,78696.36,525,22491.8
No366,52014.0144,4555.773,8373.7584,8128.2
  • Abbreviations: IQR, interquartile range; RIO, Rurality Index for Ontario.

  • * Johns Hopkins Aggregated Diagnosis Group.

  • Johns Hopkins Resource Utilization Band.