Table 2.

Practice Characteristics at Baseline

Total n = 42Control n = 22Active n = 20P Value
No. (%)Mean (SD)No. (%)Mean (SD)No. (%)Mean (SD)
Practice specialtya  .92
    Internal medicine  7 (17)  4 (18)  3 (15)
    Family medicine20 (48)11 (50)  9 (45)
    Mixed15 (36)  7 (32)  8 (40)
Organization typea,b
    Community health center15 (36)  7 (32)  8 (40)  .75
    Hospital20 (48)10 (45)10 (50)>.99
    Private  4 (10)  3 (14)  1 (5)  .61
    Academic19 (45)  9 (41)10 (50)  .76
Number of patient visits per yeara27,03930,10423,668  .51
(19,536)(24,210)(12,363)
Baseline primary care provider FTEa  6.0 (3.2)  6.1 (3.6)  5.9 (2.7)  .96
Baseline BH provider FTEa  1.5 (1.1)  1.3 (0.7)  1.7 (1.4)  .27
Patients cared for by the practice per yeara    9,285
  (5,066)
    9,419
  (5,599)
    9,138
  (4,549)
  .94
Resident training sitea16 (38)  7 (32)  9 (45)  .53
Nonprofita37 (88)18 (82)19 (95)  .35
Tenure of on-site BH services, y  6.3 (6.4)  6.6 (7.4)  5.9 (5.3)  .86
Geographic region.9
    Pacific Northwest  3 (7)  2 (9)  1 (5)
    Mountain  8 (19)  4 (18)  4 (20)
    South  8 (19)  4 (18)  4 (20)
    New England  9 (21)  6 (27)  3 (15)
    Mid-Atlantic & Great Lakes  6 (14)  3 (14)  3 (15)
    West Coast & Hawaii  8 (19)  3 (14)  5 (25)
Urban by RUCA35 (83)17 (77)18 (90)  .41
County social deprivation index45 (22)44 (21)46 (23)  .76
PIP baseline total mediana59 (14)59 (17)59 (11)  .96
  • BH = behavioral health; FTE = full-time equivalent employee; PIP = Practice Integration Profile; RUCA = rural-urban commuting area.

  • Note: P values calculated by Wilcoxon rank-sum test or Fisher exact test.

  • a Included as possible confounding effect.

  • b Multiple types were possible; percentages may not sum to 100%.