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Table 1 Demographic of study cohort by pay-for-performance (P4P) and exact matching and propensity

From: Pay-for-performance and continuity of care synergistically reduced amputation of lower extremity in patients with diabetes: a population-based cohort study

 

Before “exact and PS matching”

After “exact and PS matching”

Characteristics

P4P (%)

Non-P4P (%)

P

P4P (%)

Non-P4P (%)

P

Gender

  

< 0.0001

  

1.0

 Total

18,447

140,938

 

15,650

62,600

 

 Female

9280 (50.31%)

65,827 (46.71%)

 

7442 (47.55%)

29,768 (47.55%)

 

 Male

9167 (49.69%)

75,111 (53.29%)

 

8208 (52.45%)

32,832 (52.45%)

 

Age group, (y)

  

< 0.0001

  

0.99

 18–55

3651 (19.79%)

25,455 (18.06%)

 

2422 (15.48%)

9666 (15.44%)

 

 56–69

7618 (41.3%)

49,309 (34.99%)

 

6535 (41.76%)

26,155 (41.78%)

 

 ≥70

7178 (38.91%)

66,174 (46.95%)

 

6693 (42.77%)

26,779 (42.78%)

 

Age, y, mean ± SD

65.11 ± 11.88

67.35 ± 12.46

< 0.0001

66.71 ± 10.41

66.71 ± 10.41

0.99

Duration of diabetes (y)

8.55 ± 3.61

7.48 ± 4.23

< 0.0001

8.69 ± 8.63

8.69 ± 8.66

0.88

CCI

  

< 0.0001

  

0.39

 0

9212 (49.94%)

61,011 (43.29%)

 

8178 (52.26%)

32,775 (52.36%)

 

 1

2903 (15.74%)

21,554 (15.29%)

 

2473 (15.8%)

9987 (15.95%)

 

 2

2429 (13.17%)

18,201 (12.91%)

 

1985 (12.68%)

7568 (12.09%)

 

 3

1526 (8.27%)

13,073 (9.28%)

 

1194 (7.63%)

4772 (7.62%)

 

 4

899 (4.87%)

9176 (6.51%)

 

699 (4.47%)

2915 (4.66%)

 

 ≥5

1478 (8.01%)

17,923 (12.72%)

 

1121 (7.16%)

4583 (7.32%)

 

CCI, mean ± SD

1.42 ± 2.11

1.84 ± 2.44

< 0.0001

1.31 ± 2.02

1.32 ± 2.02

0.75

DCSI

  

< 0.0001

  

0.40

 0

13,296 (72.08%)

86,765 (61.56%)

 

11,261 (71.96%)

44,910 (71.74%)

 

 1–2

3506 (19.01%)

29,820 (21.16%)

 

3032 (19.37%)

12,046 (19.24%)

 

 ≥3

1645 (8.92%)

24,353 (17.28%)

 

1357 (8.67%)

5644 (9.02%)

 

DCSI, mean ± SD

0.69 ± 1.55

1.23 ± 2.29

< 0.0001

0.64 ± 1.37

0.66 ± 1.38

0.25

CDD

3352 (18.17%)

25,832 (18.33%)

0.603

2220 (14.19%)

8932 (14.27%)

0.79

Residence

  

< 0.0001

  

0.60

 Rural

5430 (29.44%)

39,085 (27.73%)

 

4428 (28.29%)

17,581 (28.08%)

 

 Urban

13,017 (70.56%)

10,1853 (72.27%)

 

11,222 (71.71%)

45,019 (71.92%)

 

Monthly salary/wage†

  

< 0.0001

  

0.02

 FP and dependent

7754 (42.03%)

59,943 (42.53%)

 

6884 (43.99%)

28,289 (45.19%)

 

 Less than NTD† 20,000

3606 (19.55%)

33,919 (24.07%)

 

3215 (20.54%)

12,568 (20.08%)

 

 NTD 20,000 or more

7087 (38.42%)

47,076 (33.4%)

 

5551 (35.47%)

21,743 (34.73%)

 

Health care facility level

  

< 0.0001

  

0.49

 Medical center

4775 (25.88%)

41,426 (29.39%)

 

4316 (27.58%)

17,349 (27.71%)

 

 Regional hospital

5676 (30.77%)

37,107 (26.33%)

 

4108 (26.25%)

16,501 (26.36%)

 

 District hospital

3647 (19.77%)

27,554 (19.55%)

 

3242 (20.72%)

12,626 (20.17%)

 

 Community clinic

4349 (23.58%)

34,851 (24.73%)

 

3984 (25.46%)

16,124 (25.76%)

 
  1. P = p-value
  2. P4P pay-for-performance, SD Standard deviation, CCI Charlson comorbidity index, DSCI diabetes severity comorbidity index, CDD catastrophic disabling disease, FP fixed premium
  3. † 1USD = 31.3 New Taiwan Dollars (NTD) in 2010