Table 2 Main interest variable according to the year

	Year 2014		Year 2015		Year 2016		Year 2017
CCI = 0
COC (mean, SD)
Longitudinal continuity indicators
PDCI₁	4.74	2.59	5.13	2.93	5.50	3.27	5.81	3.60
PDCI₂	6.23	1.95	6.83	2.26	7.43	2.55	7.96	2.88
Claims-based COC indicators
UPC index	0.47	0.21	0.47	0.21	0.47	0.21	0.47	0.21
COCI	0.29	0.23	0.29	0.23	0.29	0.23	0.29	0.23
SECON index	0.38	0.24	0.38	0.24	0.38	0.24	0.39	0.24
Hospitalization for avoidable conditions (N, %)	992	0.48	1,068	0.53	1,286	0.63	1,246	0.63
CCI = 1
COC (mean, SD)
Longitudinal continuity indicators
PDCI₁	5.09	2.58	5.52	2.93	5.90	3.28	6.22	3.62
PDCI₂	6.75	1.71	7.43	2.00	8.09	2.31	8.69	2.64
Claims-based COC indicators
UPC index	0.48	0.21	0.48	0.21	0.47	0.21	0.47	0.21
COCI	0.32	0.22	0.32	0.22	0.32	0.22	0.32	0.22
SECON index	0.44	0.22	0.43	0.22	0.43	0.22	0.43	0.22
Hospitalization for avoidable conditions (N, %)	2,130	2.34	2,282	2.44	2,605	2.83	2,641	2.81
CCI ≥ 2
COC (mean, SD)
Longitudinal continuity indicators
PDCI₁	4.89	2.57	5.26	2.90	5.57	3.24	5.84	3.56
PDCI₂	6.86	1.65	7.56	1.93	8.22	2.24	8.83	2.56
Claims-based COC indicators
UPC index	0.42	0.18	0.42	0.18	0.41	0.18	0.41	0.18
COCI	0.27	0.18	0.27	0.18	0.26	0.17	0.26	0.17
SECON index	0.39	0.19	0.39	0.19	0.39	0.18	0.39	0.18
Hospitalization for avoidable conditions (N, %)	1,241	4.37	1,486	4.74	1,646	5.12	1,937	5.36

CCI, charlson comorbidity index; COC, continuity of care; UPC index, usual provider of care index; COCI, continuity of care index; SECON index, sequential continuity index; PDCI, provider duration continuity index

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