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Table 2 General overview of patient characteristics over both the 2021 and 2022 cohorts

From: Low-value chronic prescription of acid reducing medication among Dutch general practitioners: impact of a patient education intervention

Variables

Control group

Intervention group

 

2021

2022

2021

2022

Median no. of patients per practice [25–75 percentile]

3,148 [2,743 – 4,007]

3,038 [2,609 – 4,194]

2,801 [2,492–4,079]

2,771 [2,433–4,055]

Average age [± SD]

40.0 [± 23.3]

40.2 [± 23.3]

42.2 [± 21.1]

42.3 [± 23.1]

Average socioeconomic status [± SD]

0.087 [± 0.23]

0.089 [± 0.23]

0.047 [± 0.21]

0.046 [± 0,21]