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Table 1 Characteristics of Primary Care Physicians (PCPs) and screen eligible patients 1996-2005

From: Social disparities in the use of colonoscopy by primary care physicians in Ontario

Characteristics

   1996

   1997

   1998

   1999

   2000

   2001

   2002

   2003

   2004

   2005

 

No (%)

   No (%)

   No (%)

   No (%)

   No (%)

   No (%)

   No (%)

   No (%)

   No (%)

   No (%)

Primary Care Physician characteristics

Number of physicians

7955

   8008

   7960

   8013

   8077

   8133

   8174

   8273

   8365

   8419

Male

5642 (70.9)

   5628 (70.3)

   5553 (69.8)

   5521 (68.9)

   5519 (68.3)

   5509 (67.7)

   5482 (67.1)

   5500 (66.5)

   5519 (66.0)

   5512 (65.5)

Age group

          

   < 45

3906 (49.1)

   3806 (47.5)

   3646 (45.8)

   3512 (43.8)

   3411 (42.2)

   3274 (40.3)

   3172 (38.8)

   3108 (37.6)

   3016 (36.1)

   2886 (34.28)

   >= 45

4049 (50.9)

   4202 (52.5)

   4314 (54.2)

   4501 (56.2)

   4666 (57.8)

   4859 (59.7)

   5002 (61.2)

   5165 (62.4)

   5349 (63.9)

   5533 (65.7)

Years in practice

          

   < 20

4277 (53.8)

   4191 (52.3)

   4055 (50.9)

   3940 (49.2)

   3851 (47.7)

   3732 (45.9)

   3639 (44.5)

   3561 (43.0)

   3483 (41.6)

   3333 (39.6)

   >= 20

3656 (45.9)

   3787 (47.4)

   3894 (48.9)

   4062 (50.7)

   4213 (52.2)

   4390 (53.9)

   4527 (55.4)

   4702 (56.8)

   4870 (58.2)

   5071 (60.2)

Canadian Medical Graduates

6087 (76.5)

   6155 (76.9)

   6156 (77.3)

   6218 (77.6)

   6280 (77.8)

   6330 (77.8)

   6358 (77.8)

   6437 (77.8)

   6484 (77.5)

   6482 (77.0)

Rural area of practice

882 (11.1)

   872 (10.9)

   860 (10.8)

   882 (11.0)

   898 (11.1)

   808 (9.9)

   826 (10.1)

   829 (10.0)

   855 (10.2)

   835 (9.9)

Screen eligible patient count

          

   < 200

4665 (58.6)

   4628 (57.7)

   4437 (55.7)

   4373 (54.6)

   4322 (53.5)

   4321 (53.1)

   4298 (52.6)

   4369 (52.8)

   4370 (52.2)

   4337 (51.5)

   >= 200

3290 (41.4)

   3380 (42.2)

   3523 (44.3)

   3640 (45.4)

   3755 (46.5)

   3812 (46.9)

   3876 (47.4)

   3904 (47.2)

   3995 (47.8)

   4082 (48.5)

Screen eligible patient characteristics, Averaged at the level of each Primary Care Physician

Median age

          

   50-59

3068 (38.6)

   3468 (43.3)

   3748 (47.1)

   3958 (49.4)

   4323 (53.5)

   4578 (56.3)

   4742 (58.0)

   4932 (59.6)

   5084 (60.8)

   5352 (63.6)

   60-61

2193 (27.6)

   2152 (26.9)

   2061 (25.9)

   2078 (25.9)

   2024 (25.1)

   1988 (24.4)

   2056 (25.2)

   2052 (24.8)

   2083 (24.9)

   1965 (23.3)

   > 61

2694 (33.9)

   2388 (29.8)

   2151 (27.0)

   1977 (24.7)

   1730 (21.4)

   1567 (19.3)

   1376 (16.8)

   1289 (15.6)

   1198 (14.3)

   1102 (13.1)

% male pts

          

   < 35

2028 (25.5)

   2056 (25.7)

   2068 (25.9)

   2104 (26.3)

   2159 (26.7)

   2182 (26.8)

   2177 (26.6)

   2189 (26.5)

   2188 (26.2)

   2180 (25.9)

   35-50

3192 (40.1)

   3049 (38.1)

   2974 (37.4)

   2829 (35.3)

   2854 (35.3)

   2777 (34.1)

   2810 (34.4)

   2813 (34.0)

   2841 (33.9)

   2813 (33.4)

   > 50

2735 (34.4)

   2903 (36.3)

   2918 (36.7)

   3080 (38.4)

   3064 (37.9)

   3174 (39.0)

   3187 (38.9)

   3271 (39.5)

   3336 (39.9)

   3426 (40.7)

% of with any comorbidities

          

   < 10

1717 (21.6)

   1814 (22.7)

   1851 (23.3)

   1911 (23.9)

   1990 (24.6)

   2093 (25.7)

   2288 (27.9)

   2524 (30.5)

   2794 (33.4)

   3087 (36.7)

   10-15

2715 (34.1)

   2799 (34.9)

   2861 (35.9)

   2923 (36.5)

   3016 (37.3)

   3019 (37.1)

   3020 (36.9)

   3119 (37.7)

   3236 (38.7)

   3282 (38.9)

   > 15

3523 (44.3)

   3395 (42.4)

   3248 (40.8)

   3179 (39.7)

   3071 (38.0)

   3021 (37.1)

   2866 (35.1)

   2630 (31.8)

   2335 (27.9)

   2050 (24.4)

Ecological variables

          

% of low income quintile

          

   < 10

2524 (31.7)

   2560 (31.9)

   2594 (32.6)

   2460 (30.7)

   2542 (31.5)

   2565 (31.5)

   2626 (32.1)

   2724 (32.9)

   2082 (24.9)

   2152 (25.6)

   10-19

2453 (30.8)

   2531 (31.6)

   2539 (31.9)

   2517 (31.4)

   2574 (31.9)

   2638 (32.4)

   2685 (32.9)

   2715 (32.8)

   3013 (36.0)

   3044 (36.2)

   >= 20

2978 (37.4)

   2917 (36.4)

   2827 (35.5)

   3036 (37.9)

   2961 (36.7)

   2930 (36.0)

   2863 (35.0)

   2834 (34.3)

   3270 (39.1)

   3223 (38.3)

% of rural pts

          

   < 1

2802 (35.2)

   2766 (34.5)

   2678 (33.6)

   2862 (35.7)

   2816 (34.9)

   2732 (33.6)

   2682 (32.8)

   2695 (32.6)

   2858 (34.2)

   2831 (33.6)

   1-3

2118 (26.6)

   2120 (26.5)

   2140 (26.9)

   2207 (27.5)

   27.8)

   2274 (27.9)

   2285 (27.9)

   2315 (27.9)

   2299 (27.5)

   2355 (27.9)

   > 3

3035 (38.2)

   3122 (38.9)

   3142 (39.5)

   2944 (36.7)

   3014 (37.3)

   3127 (38.5)

   3207 (39.2)

   3263 (39.4)

   3208 (38.4)

   3233 (38.4)

% with less than high school education

          

   20-24

1918 (24.1)

   2001 (24.9)

   1947 (24.5)

   2025 (25.3)

   1983 (24.6)

   1992 (24.5)

   1995 (24.4)

   2024 (24.5)

   2068 (24.7)

   2089 (24.8)

   >= 25

3534 (44.4)

   3484 (43.5)

   3440 (43.2)

   3356 (41.9)

   3393 (42.0)

   3328 (40.9)

   3318 (40.6)

   3311 (40.0)

   3323 (39.7)

   3340 (39.7)

   Missing

236 (2.9)

   232 (2.9)

   211 (2.7)

   237 (2.9)

   226 (2.8)

   295 (3.6)

   325 (3.9)

   327 (3.9)

   379 (4.5)

   370 (4.4)

% of visible minority

          

   < 10

2605 (32.8)

   2571 (32.1)

   2555 (32.1)

   2509 (31.3)

   2584 (31.9)

2610 (32.1)

   2634 (32.2)

   2619 (31.4)

   2665 (31.9)

   2716 (32.3)

   10-24

2713 (34.1)

   2788 (34.8)

   2771 (34.8)

   2813 (35.1)

   2817 (34.9)

   2752 (33.8)

   2756 (33.7)

   2842 (34.4)

   2782 (33.3)

   2785 (33.1)

   >= 25

2401 (30.2)

   2417 (30.2)

   2423 (30.4)

   2454 (30.6)

   2450 (30.3)

   2476 (30.4)

   2459 (30.1)

   2485 (30.0)

   2539 (30.4)

   2548 (30.3)

   Missing

236 (2.9)

   232 (2.9)

   211 (2.7)

   237 (2.9)

   226 (2.8)

   295 (3.6)

   325 (3.9)

   327 (3.9)

   379 (4.5)

   370 (4.4)

% of non-immigrants

          

   < 55

1780 (22.4)

   1754 (21.9)

   1765 (22.2)

   1770 (22.1)

   1757 (21.8)

   1812 (22.3)

   1827 (22.4)

   1804 (21.8)

   1896 (22.7)

   1872 (22.2)

   55-74

2884 (36.3)

   2943 (36.8)

   2860 (35.9)

   2902 (36.2)

   2891 (35.8)

   2869 (35.3)

   2878 (35.2)

   2931 (35.4)

   2862 (34.2)

   2870 (34.1)

   >= 75

3291 (41.4)

   3311 (41.4)

   3335 (41.9)

   3341 (41.7)

   3429 (42.5)

   3452 (42.4)

   3469 (42.4)

   3538 (42.8)

   3607 (43.1)

   3677 (43.7)

% in labour force

          

   < 65

2804 (35.3)

   2699 (33.7)

   2568 (32.3)

   2477 (30.9)

   2470 (30.6)

   2353 (28.9)

   2277 (27.9)

   2247 (27.2)

   2176 (26.0)

   2121 (25.2)

   65-69

3039 (38.2)

   3059 (38.2)

   3092 (38.8)

   3099 (38.7)

   3057 (37.9)

   3067 (37.7)

   3066 (37.5)

   3077 (37.2)

   3118 (37.3)

   3132 (37.2)

   >= 70

1876 (23.6)

   2018 (25.2)

   2089 (26.2)

   2200 (27.5)

   2324 (28.8)

   2418 (29.7)

   2506 (30.7)

   2622 (31.7)

   2692 (32.2)

   2796 (33.2)

   Missing

236 (2.9)

   232 (2.9)

   211 (2.7)

   237 (2.9)

   226 (2.8)

   295 (3.6)

   325 (3.9)

   327 (3.9)

   379 (4.5)

   370 (4.4)

% cannot speak English/French

          

   < 2

2632 (33.1)

   2614 (32.6)

   2666 (33.5)

   2647 (33.0)

   2682 (33.2)

   2724 (33.5)

   2725 (33.3)

   2761 (33.4)

   2755 (32.9)

   2804 (33.3)

   2-3

2972 (37.4)

   3017 (37.7)

   2948 (37.0)

   2989 (37.3)

   3040 (37.6)

   2992 (36.8)

   3033 (37.1)

   3069 (37.1)

   3091 (36.9)

   3092 (36.7)

   > 3

2115 (26.6)

   2145 (26.8)

   2135 (26.8)

   2140 (26.7)

   2129 (26.4)

   2122 (26.1)

   2091 (25.6)

   2116 (25.6)

   2140 (25.6)

   2153 (25.6)

   Missing

236 (2.9)

   232 (2.9)

   211 (2.7)

   237 (2.9)

   226 (2.8)

   295 (3.6)

   325 (3.9)

   327 (3.9)

   379 (4.5)

   370 (4.4)