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Table 1 Summary characteristics of patients

From: The cost-effectiveness of point of care testing in a general practice setting: results from a randomised controlled trial

 

Characteristics Freq (%)

Intervention (n = 3010)

Control (n = 1958)

Total (n = 4968)

Sex

Male

1630 (54.2)

1018 (52.0)

2648 (53.3)

Age group (years)

18-39

52 (1.7)

21 (1.1)

73 (1.5)

 

40-49

199 (9.6)

109 (5.6)

308 (6.2)

 

50-59

573 (19.0)

335 (17.1)

908 (18.3)

 

60-69

1015 (33.7)

604 (30.8)

1619 (32.6)

 

70-79

867 (28.8)

680 (34.7)

1547 (31.1)

 

80+

304 (10.1)

209 (10.7)

513 (10.3)

 

Age (years) median (IQ range)

66.0 (59.0-74.0)

68.0 (60.0-75.0)

67.0 (59.0-75.0)

Geographic region

Urban

897 (29.8)

840 (42.9)

1737 (35.0)

 

Rural

917 (30.5)

447 (22.8)

1364 (27.5)

 

Remote

1196 (39.7)

671 (34.3)

1867 (37.6)

Condition*

Anticoagulant therapy

572 (19.0)

372 (19.0)

944 (19.0)

 

Diabetes

1182 (39.3)

785 (40.1)

1967 (39.6)

 

Hyperlipidaemia

2356 (78.3)

1463 (74.7)

3819 (76.9)

  1. *Patients could have more than one condition