Characteristics of Patients by Primary Care Practice Location
| Characteristica | Total (N = 1,725) | Primary Care Practice Location | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital (n = 617) | Community-Based Office (n = 1,108) | P Valueb | ||
| Sex, No. (%) | .41 | |||
| Male | 663 (38.4) | 227 (36.8) | 436 (39.4) | |
| Female | 765 (44.3) | 278 (45.1) | 487 (44.0) | |
| Age-group, No. (%) | .30 | |||
| 20-29 y | 20 (1.2) | 10 (1.6) | 10 (0.9) | |
| 30-39 y | 47 (2.7) | 10 (1.6) | 37 (3.3) | |
| 40-49 y | 87 (5.0) | 35 (5.7) | 52 (4.7) | |
| 50-59 y | 162 (9.4) | 60 (9.7) | 102 (9.2) | |
| 60-69 y | 399 (23.1) | 133 (21.6) | 266 (24.0) | |
| 70-79 y | 510 (29.6) | 159 (25.8) | 351 (31.7) | |
| ≥80 y | 236 (13.7) | 113 (18.3) | 123 (11.1) | |
| Education, No. (%) | .44 | |||
| <High school | 324 (18.8) | 115 (18.6) | 209 (18.9) | |
| High school | 610 (35.4) | 213 (34.5) | 397 (35.8) | |
| Junior college | 213 (12.3) | 77 (12.5) | 136 (12.3) | |
| ≥College | 281 (16.3) | 107 (17.3) | 174 (15.7) | |
| Annual household income, in million JPY, No. (%) | .79 | |||
| <3.00 (≈US$27,000) | 676 (39.2) | 258 (41.8) | 418 (37.7) | |
| 3.00-4.99 | 388 (22.5) | 120 (19.4) | 268 (24.2) | |
| 5.00-6.99 | 152 (8.8) | 52 (8.4) | 100 (9.0) | |
| 7.00-9.99 | 82 (4.8) | 33 (5.3) | 49 (4.4) | |
| ≥10.00 | 39 (2.3) | 16 (2.6) | 23 (2.1) | |
| Self-rated health status, No. (%) | <.001 | |||
| Excellent | 26 (1.5) | 11 (1.8) | 15 (1.4) | |
| Very good | 223 (12.9) | 70 (11.3) | 153 (13.8) | |
| Good | 832 (48.2) | 271 (43.9) | 561 (50.6) | |
| Poor | 333 (19.3) | 144 (23.3) | 189 (17.1) | |
| Very poor | 35 (2.0) | 22 (3.6) | 13 (1.2) | |
| Number of chronic health conditions, No. (%)c | .81 | |||
| 0 | 423 (24.5) | 152 (24.6) | 271 (24.5) | |
| 1 | 439 (25.4) | 160 (25.9) | 279 (25.2) | |
| 2 | 376 (21.8) | 132 (21.4) | 244 (22.0) | |
| ≥3 | 487 (28.2) | 173 (28.0) | 314 (28.3) | |
↵a Data were missing for 297 patients for sex; 264 for age-group; 297 for education; 388 for annual household income; 276 for self-rated health status; and none for number of chronic conditions.
↵b By χ2 test for trend.
↵c Simple counts of the following chronic conditions: hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia, malignancy, stroke, cardiac diseases, dementia, neurologic diseases, chronic respiratory diseases, digestive diseases, hepatobiliary and pancreatic diseases, kidney diseases, urologic diseases, endocrine diseases, arthritis, rheumatism, lumbar diseases, osteoporosis, mental disorders, and skin diseases.