Table 1: Characteristics of women in Ontario aged 50-74 years and characteristics of their physicians, by the women's HIV status
CharacteristicWomen without HIV,  no. (%)*
n = 1 446 392
Women with HIV,no. (%)*
n = 623
Standardized difference
Sociodemographics
Age, mean ± SD57.5 ± 5.155.7 ± 4.80.35
Income quintile
    Lowest252 164 (17.4)233 (37.4)0.46
    Low278 680 (19.3)133 (21.3)0.05
    Middle285 235 (19.7)104 (16.7)0.08
    High305 018 (21.1)72 (11.6)0.26
    Highest320 413 (22.2)80 (12.8)0.25
Rurality
    Urban1 254 081 (86.7)583 (93.6)0.23
    Rural191 138 (13.2)40 (6.4)0.23
Comorbidity (no. of ADGs)
     5 (low comorbidity)609 242 (42.1)164 (26.3)0.34
    6-9666 617 (46.1)288 (46.2)0
    ≥ 10 (high comorbidity)170 533 (11.8)171 (27.4)0.4
Immigrant status
    Non-immigrant1 243 282 (86.0)444 (71.3)0.36
    Recent (< 5 yr), HIV-endemic country of origin3 054 (0.2)≤ 420.36
    Recent (< 5 yr), non-HIV-endemic country of origin23 683 (1.6)≤ 50.09
    Non-recent (≥ 5 yr), HIV-endemic country of origin27 005 (1.9)97 (15.6)0.5
    Non-recent (≥ 5 yr), non-HIV-endemic country of origin149 368 (10.3)37 (5.9)0.16
Physician characteristics
Family physician age (yr), mean ± SD53.0 ± 10.351.8 ± 10.80.12
Family physician sex
    Female536 768 (37.1)195 (31.3)0.12
    Male834 215 (57.7)383 (61.5)0.08
Years since family physician graduation, mean ± SD27.3  ± 10.726.0 ± 11.10.12
Primary care model†
    Capitation - non-team based369 274 (25.5)107 (17.2)0.08
    Enhanced fee for service564 598 (39.0)207 (33.2)0.12
    Capitation - team based317 364 (21.9)159 (25.5)0.2
    Traditional fee for service181 840 (12.6)106 (17.0)0.13
    Other13 316 (0.9)44 (7.1)0.32
No. of primary care visits in the year before index, mean ± SD3.8 ± 4.34.5 ± 5.00.16
Screening for breast cancer
Did not undergo mammography529 617 (36.6)311 (49.9)0.28
Underwent mammography916 775 (63.4)312 (50.1)

Note: ADGs = aggregated diagnosis groups, SD = standard deviation.

*Unless otherwise specified.

†Capitation-based models may be team based (e.g., Family Health Teams) or non-team based (e.g., Family Health Networks, Family Health Organizations). Enhanced fee for service models include Family Health Groups.