| Characteristic | Patients of EMRALD FPs, % n = 286 177 | Patients of all other GP/FPs, % n = 9 728 198 |
|---|---|---|
| Sex | ||
| Male | 45.4 | 47.4 |
| Female | 54.6 | 52.6 |
| Age group, yr | ||
| ≤ 4 | 6.3 | 4.0 |
| 5−17 | 13.4 | 14.6 |
| 18−29 | 14.9 | 15.1 |
| 30−44 | 21.6 | 20.5 |
| 45−64 | 28.3 | 30.2 |
| 65−74 | 7.7 | 8.3 |
| 75−84 | 5.3 | 5.3 |
| ≥ 85 | 2.5 | 2.0 |
| Income quintile | ||
| 1 (lowest) | 16.8 | 17.7 |
| 2 | 17.7 | 19.3 |
| 3 | 18.9 | 20.3 |
| 4 | 21.0 | 21.7 |
| 5 (highest) | 23.9 | 20.7 |
| Unknown/missing data | 1.8 | 0.3 |
| Rurality | ||
| Rural | 14.9 | 5.5 |
| Suburban | 20.0 | 17.6 |
| Urban | 65.0 | 76.9 |
| No. of adjusted clinical groups (comorbidity) | ||
| 0 (no comorbidity) | 7.6 | 6.2 |
| 1−5 | 48.0 | 45.7 |
| 6−9 | 35.9 | 39.4 |
| ≥ 10 (high comorbidity) | 8.5 | 8.6 |
| Chronic condition | ||
| Previous acute MI | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| Asthma | 14.0 | 14.7 |
| Congestive heart failure | 2.1 | 1.8 |
| COPD | 6.3 | 6.3 |
| Diabetes | 8.3 | 9.7 |
| Hypertension | 20.7 | 22.9 |
| Mental health issue | 21.4 | 20.8 |
| ≥ 1 chronic condition† | 46.5 | 50.4 |
Note: COPD = chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, EMRALD = Electronic Medical Record Administrative Data Linked Database, MI = myocardial infarction. *Family physicians who started using EMR software and were contributing data to this database at the time of the study. †One or more of asthma, congestive heart failure, COPD, diabetes, hypertension or mental health issue.