Table 2 Baseline characteristics of the included patients (n = 70,095)
From: Patient-level predictors of temporal regularity of primary care visits
Variables | Cell count | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Age Groups (year born) | ||
 40–49 (1966–1975) | 8,890 | 13 |
 50–59 (1956–1965) | 18,333 | 26 |
 60–69 (1946–1955) | 22,831 | 33 |
 70–79 (1936–1945) | 13,424 | 19 |
 80–89 (1926–1935) | 5,907 | 8.4 |
 90 + (1910–1925) | 710 | 1.0 |
Sex | ||
 Male | 35,066 | 50 |
 Female | 35,029 | 50 |
Ethnic/cultural group | ||
 Arabs | 11,345 | 16 |
 Ultra-Orthodox Jews | 4,166 | 5.9 |
 Others | 53,959 | 77 |
Region of Israel | ||
 North | 18,234 | 26 |
 Central | 21,234 | 30 |
 Jerusalem | 9,196 | 13 |
 South | 21,431 | 31 |
Socioeconomic Status (SES) | ||
 Highest | 5,821 | 8.0 |
 Higher | 11,263 | 31 |
 Lower | 30,285 | 43 |
 Lowest | 11,263 | 16 |
PHYSICAL HEALTH CONDITIONS | ||
 Atrial Fibrillation | 8,548 | 12 |
 Cancer | 7,693 | 11 |
 Chronic Lung Disease | 20,279 | 29 |
 Coronary Artery Disease, Angina | 20,270 | 29 |
 Coronary Artery Disease, MI | 7,612 | 11 |
 Dementia/Pre-Dementia | 820 | 1.2 |
 Diabetes | 54,899 | 78 |
 Epilepsy | 643 | 0.9 |
 Headache | 4,671 | 7.0 |
 HF | 11,761 | 17 |
 Hypertension | 32,414 | 46 |
 Inflammatory Bowel Disease | 1,233 | 1.8 |
 Osteoporosis | 14,385 | 21 |
 Peripheral Arterial Disease | 7,572 | 11 |
 Rheumatoid Arthritis | 1,965 | 2.8 |
 Smoking, Current | 13,672 | 20 |
 History of Stroke | 3,302 | 5.0 |
 Venous Thromboembolism | 3,709 | 5.0 |
eGFR (lowest one recorded) | ||
 60 +  | 55,294 | 79 |
 45–59 | 8,056 | 11 |
 30–44 | 4,205 | 6.0 |
  < 30 | 2,540 | 4.0 |
MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS | ||
 Alcohol Misuse | 215 | 0.3 |
 ADHD | 1,272 | 1.8 |
 Anxiety Disorders | 20,860 | 30 |
 Bipolar Disorder | 998 | 1.4 |
 Depression | 19,789 | 28 |
 PTSD | 1,795 | 2.6 |
 Schizophrenia | 1,353 | 1.9 |