Table 2.

Patient Characteristics

CharacteristicIntervention (n=2,222) No. (%)Control (n=3,012) No. (%)P Valuea
a For difference across patient groups, by χ2 test.
Age, years
    18–39122 (5.5)122 (4.1)<.001
    40–64862 (38.8)1,030 (34.2)
    ≥651,238 (55.7)1,860 (61.8)
Sex
    Male1,055 (47.5)1,443 (47.9).76
    Female1,167 (52.5)1,569 (52.1)
Number of office visits during study
    1315 (14.2)485 (16.1).051
    2406 (18.3)552 (18.3)
    3407 (18.3)486 (16.1)
    4317 (14.3)378 (12.6)
    5231 (10.4)320 (10.6)
    ≥6546 (24.6)791 (26.3)