Table 1.

Sample Characteristics of Primary Care Visits by Continuity of Care (n = 1,623, Weighted n = 101,432,875)

Continuity of Care
CharacteristicsnWeighted nNo
n = 399
Weighted n = 20,916,945
(25.8%)
Yes
n = 1,224
Weighted n = 80,515,930
(84.6%)
Adjusted Odds of Continuity of CareP Value
Age group
18 to 44 years44926,383,82937.9 (30.6 to 45.1)22.9 (19.2 to 26.7)Reference
45 to 64 years72546,451,32237.6 (32.5 to 42.6)47.9 (44.2 to 51.7)1.3 (0.92 to 1.83)0.135
≥65 years44928,597,72424.5 (17.2 to 31.9)29.1 (25.2 to 33.1)0.6 (0.35 to 1.02)0.057
Race/ethnicity
Non-HispanicWhite113169,710,55664.7 (55.1 to 74.2)69.8 (63.6 to 76.0)Reference
Non-Hispanic Black20912,043,48013.6 (8.1 to 19.1)11.4 (8.5 to 14.4)0.71 (0.4 to 1.25)0.235
Hispanic23115,747,40615.6 (9.1 to 22.2)15.5 (9.8 to 21.2)1.22 (0.62 to 2.41)0.567
Other523,931,4336.2 (2.5 to 9.8)3.3 (1.5 to 5.1)0.57 (0.19 to 1.69)0.307
Sex
Female99160,512,27072.6 (66.3 to 78.9)56.3 (52.1 to 60.5)Reference
Male63240,920,60627.4 (21.1 to 33.7)43.7 (39.5 to 47.9)1.97 (1.33 to 2.91)0.001
Payment type
Private88955,933,77155.8 (42.8 to 68.8)55.0 (50.1 to 59.9)Reference
Public57734,364,74118.2 (12.2 to 24.2)38.0 (33.5 to 42.4)2.46 (1.56 to 3.87)<0.001
Other15711,134,36326.0 (10.1 to 41.9)7.1 (3.7 to 10.4)0.27 (0.11 to 0.66)0.004
Body mass index
30-<3584852,357,96754.2 (46.3 to 62.1)50.9 (47.1 to 54.8)Reference
35-<4044128,484,77427.0 (21.6 to 32.4)28.4 (25.4 to 31.3)1.09 (0.73 to 1.64)0.678
≥4033420,590,13418.8 (12.4 to 25.1)20.7 (17.7 to 23.7)1.14 (0.69 to 1.89)0.605
# Chronic conditions
054932,225,63551.4 (42.8 to 60.0)26.7 (22.6 to 30.7)Reference
136023,781,40321.3 (15.1 to 27.5)24.0 (20.4 to 27.7)2.38 (1.5 to 3.78)<0.001
≥271445,425,83727.3 (20.3 to 34.3)49.3 (44.0 to 54.6)3.13 (2.03 to 4.81)<0.001