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Table 1 Characteristics of the 22,248 consented patients during the study period (May, 2004-May, 2007)

From: Assessing the accuracy of an inter-institutional automated patient-specific health problem list

Characteristics

N

%

Sex

  

   Female

13734

62

   Male

8514

38

 

Mean(SD)

Range

Age (years)

57.8 (17.7)

8 - 97

Family income (CAD)

$50,289

$13,093 - $349,609

Number of confirmed health problems

5.2 (4.1)

1 - 41

Number of visits to all physicians/year1

10.1(13.2)

0--462

Number of visits to Study Physicians/year

3.7 (3.3)

0--61

Number of Electronic Prescriptions from Study Physician/year

1.7 (3.2)

0--115

Number of Dispensed Medications from All Physicians/year

3.8 (5.6)

0-69

Number of Dispensed Medications from Study Physicians/year

2.5 (4.1)

0-53

  1. 1Includes study physicians and non-study physicians seen by patients