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Table 3 Characteristics patients in physician dispensing (PD) group versus non-PD group, year 2013

From: Physician drug dispensing in Switzerland: association on health care expenditures and utilization

 

Non-PD

PD

p-value

N

46,445

55,339

 

Control variables, observed on 1.1.2013 [means and standard deviation or in %]

 

Age

55.4 (19.02)

57.6 (19.37)

0.0***

Share of females

0.61 %

0.57 %

0.0***

Share of high deductibles

0.22 %

0.21 %

0.0***

Standard contract (non-managed care)

0.59 %

0.57 %

0.0***

Health care expenditure in previous year in Swiss francs

5,204 (8,516)

4,818 (8,704)

0.0***

Agricultural-mixed municipalities

0.4 %

1.2 %

0.0***

Agricultural municipalities

0.0 %

0.0 %

0.0***

Affluent municipalities

7.8 %

10.2 %

0.0***

Touristic municipalities

0.2 %

0.1 %

0.0***

Industrial and tertiary municipalities

1.3 %

3.1 %

0.0***

Rural commuting municipalities

1.0 %

2.5 %

0.0***

Periurban municipalities

5.5 %

14.0 %

0.0***

Suburban municipalities

25.4 %

53.6 %

0.0***

Urban centers

58.5 %

15.2 %

0.0***

Target variables, observed 1.1.2013 - 30.06.2013

 

Pharmaceutical expenditure per patient in Swiss francs

538 (1,299)

469 (1,031)

0.0***

Share of generic drugs

19.3 %

24.6 %

0.0***

Number of different active agents per patient

5.40

5.68

0.0***

Number of GP visits per patient

2.73

3.13

0.0***

Number of specialist visits per patient

2.80

2.13

0.0***

Physician expenditure per patient in Swiss francs

816 (1,217)

753 (1,513)

0.0***

Health care expenditure per patient in Swiss francs

2,559 (4,536)

2,406 (4,876)

0.0***

  1. Source: Claims data from Helsana insurance company, own calculations, Standard deviations in parentheses