Table 3

Characteristics of patients pre- and post-intervention

Pre-intervention (n=3691)Post-intervention (n=3595)
The questions have varying numbers of missing values.
Sex
    Male1137 (31%)1172 (33%)
    Female2542 (69%)2390 (67%)
Mean (SD) age (years)49.7 (15.8)50.1 (16.5)
Education
    None/primary404 (11%)462 (13%)
    Low867 (24%)922 (26%)
    Medium1330 (36%)1202 (34%)
    High681 (19%)672 (19%)
    Unclassified372 (10%)305 (9%)
Chronic illness2597 (70%)2571 (72%)
Mean (SD) visits in past 2 months2.4 (1.8)2.2 (1.8)
Overall health status
    Excellent230 (6%)218 (6%)
    Very good509 (14%)479 (14%)
    Good1962 (55%)2006 (57%)
    Reasonable818 (23%)729 (21%)
    Bad66 (2%)68 (2%)