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Table 1 Study cohorts characteristics

From: The effects of the introduction of a chronic care model-based program on utilization of healthcare resources: the results of the Puglia care program

Characteristic

Intervention group

Usual care

N°

1074

2126

Age

 Mean (Std)

66.2 (10.1)

66.2 (10.2)

 Median (range)

66.4 (40.4–92.6)

66.6 (40.0–92.5)

 Males (%)

490 (45.6)

968 (45.5)

Health care districts, N° (%)

 1

13 (1.2)

26 (1.2)

 2

12 (1.1)

22 (1.0)

 3

295 (27.5)

586 (27.6)

 4

298 (27.8)

593 (27.9)

 5

22 (2.1)

44 (2.1)

 6

1 (0.1)

2 (0.1)

 7

80 (7.5)

158 (7.4)

 8

109 (10.1)

217 (10.2)

 9

17 (1.6)

34 (1.6)

 10

172 (16.0)

342 (16.1)

 11

20 (1.9)

34 (1.6)

 12

3 (0.3)

6 (0.3)

 13

32 (3.0)

62 (2.9)

Local Health Authority, N° (%)

 160,106

80 (7.5)

158 (7.4)

 160,112

20 (1.9)

34 (1.6)

 160,113

298 (27.8)

593 (27.9)

 160,114

29 (2.7)

56 (2.6)

 160,115

32 (3.0)

62 (2.9)

 160,116

615 (57.3)

1223 (57.3)

DDCI, N° (%)

 ≤0

114 (10.6)

228 (10.7)

 1–2

312 (29.1)

624 (29.3)

 3–4

287 (26.7)

572 (26.9)

 5–6

164 (15.3)

325 (15.3)

 ≥7

197 (18.3)

377 (17.7)

N° of unplanned hospitalization in pre-inclusion period

 N°

240

393

 Mean (Std)

0.22 (0.69)

0.18 (0.53)

 Median (range)

0 (0–8)

0 (0–4)