Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of the primary care centres included in the study

VariableControl group (n = 35)aIntervention group (n= 35)a
Years in operation, mean (SD)18.9 (9.90)20.5 (7.29)
Enrolled population, mean (SD)19 992 (6739)20 331 (10 014)
Number of primary care physicians, mean (SD)11.6 (3.94)12.1 (5.83)
Number of primary care paediatricians, mean (SD)2.5 (1.04)2.6 (1.31)
Number of primary care nurses, mean (SD)12.0 (4.08)12.3 (5.33)
Primary care social workers, n (%)
Half-time or less19 (54.3)16 (45.7)
More than half-time16 (45.7)19 (54.3)
  • a There were no missing values. SD = standard deviation.