Table 3 Characteristics from the participating practices and patients in comparison to representative samples

Male

42.2

164,090

44.3

45,408

39.3¹²

9,301

Direct access patients

38.3

164,164

44.0

86,282

46.9¹²

9,301

Age 0-14

6.4

164,090

3.4

45,012

2.6¹²

9,301

Age 15-24

8.7

164,090

9.6

45,012

9.8¹²

9,301

Age 25-44

27.8

164,090

26.6

45,012

23.5¹²

9,301

Age 45-64

35.7

164,090

37.1

45,012

27.5¹²

9,301

Age 65 and older

21.3

164,090

23.3

45,012

26.6¹²

9,301

Chronic^a

16.0

152,796

8.9

86,282

16.0¹²

9,301

Total N

164,164

86,282

Male

47.9

5,960

49.0

5,938

45.2¹³

16,521

Age (mean)

44.3

5,727

44.3

5,706

42¹³

16,521

Total N

5,960

5,960

1

3.2

1,934

3.2

1,929

30.7¹³

4,770

2

18.8

1,934

18.7

1,929

14.8¹³

4,770

3-4

33.6

1,934

34.0

1,929

22.9¹³

4,770

5+

44.5

1,934

44.2

1,929

31.6¹³

4,770

Mono disciplinary

71.4

2,351

71.3

2,431

61¹⁴

1,969

Multidisciplinary

28.6

2,351

28.7

2,431

39¹⁴

1,969

Total N

2,356

2,440