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Table 3 Baseline characteristics by wave

From: A randomized study of telephonic care support in populations at risk for musculoskeletal preference-sensitive surgeries

 

Wave 1

Wave 2

Wave 3

Wave 4

Characteristic

Intervention Group

Control Group

Intervention Group

Control Group

Intervention Group

Control Group

Intervention Group

Control Group

Demographic Characteristics

 Total Population--N

4150

1366

5122

6430

3257

1074

1372

1396

 Gender: Female--N (%)

2,355(56.8)

780(57.1)

3,342(65.3)

4,260(66.3)

2,020(62.0)

650(60.5)

806(58.8)

836(59.9)

 Plan Type: Medicare Advantage--N(%)

0(0.0)

0(0.0)

2,131(41.6)

2,691(41.9)

1,426(43.8)

455(42.4)

0(0.0)

0(0.0)

 Mean age--years

49.2

49

64.5

64.7

64.6

64.2

50.2

50.6

Age Group--N(%)

 0-30

157(3.8)

76(5.6)

24(0.5)

26(0.4)

29(0.9)

11(1.0)

45(3.3)

50(3.6)

 30-39

581(14.0)

163(11.9)

97(1.9)

132(2.1)

119(3.7)

49(4.6)

160(11.7)

136(9.7)

 40-49

1,229(29.6)

405(29.7)

533(10.4)

622(9.7)

363(11.2)

122(11.4)

400(29.2)

391(28.0)

 50-59

1,528(36.8)

511(37.4)

1,292(25.2)

1,645(25.6)

718(22.0)

239(22.3)

524(38.2)

546(39.1)

 60-64

541(13.0)

175(12.8)

732(14.3)

888(13.8)

453(13.9)

145(13.5)

172(12.5)

206(14.8)

 65-74

100(2.4)

34(2.5)

1,134(22.1)

1,408(21.9)

616(18.9)

200(18.6)

62(4.5)

59(4.2)

 75-84

14(0.3)

2(0.2)

964(18.8)

1,310(20.4)

714(21.9)

213(19.8)

8(0.6)

7(0.5)

 85+

0(0.0)

0(0.0)

346(6.8)

399(6.2)

245(7.5)

95(8.9)

1(0.1)

1(0.1)

Prior Year Costs--$/person/month

 Total

469.55

420.29

578.13

568.09

471.06

512.77

505.89

601.95

 Actionable

429.92

386.31

527.31

521.35

418.8

438.65

451.76

531.34

 Physician

54.76

49.94

39.92

38.93

16.04

16.32

60.98

66.11

 Facility

154.46

129.49

283.93

276.75

316.71

344.88

175.74

236.45

 Pharmacy

80.12

70.91

66.92

65.4

79.28

76.33

72.8

80.05

 Ancillary

180.2

169.96

187.37

187.07

59.03

75.24

197.95

220.4

Type of risk - N(%)

 Back

2,332(56.2)

750(54.9)

892(17.4)

1,088(16.9)

1,392(42.7)

515(48.0)

671(48.9)

682(48.9)

 Joint

1,818(43.8)

616(45.1)

4,230(82.6)

5,342(83.1)

1,866(57.3)

559(52.1)

701(51.1)

714(51.2)

Prior Year Health Coaching -- N(%)

478(11.5)

142(10.4)

562(11.0)

663(10.3)

261(8.0)

78(7.3)

82(6.0)

92(6.6)