Table 1 Breakdown of practice-, provider-, and patient-level characteristics at baseline by step
Characteristic | Step I | Step II | Step III | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Practice level | ||||
 Number of practices (n) | 27 | 30 | 27 | 84 |
 Primary care model (n, %) |  |  |  |  |
  Fee for service | 22 (81.5 %) | 12 (40.0 %) | 11 (40.7 %) | 45 (53.5 %) |
  Capitation—non-interdisciplinary | 1 (3.7 %) | 8 (26.7 %) | 11 (40.7 %) | 20 (23.8 %) |
  Capitation—interdisciplinary | 0 (0.0 %) | 4 (13.3 %) | 3 (11.1 %) | 7 (8.3 %) |
  Community health centers | 4 (14.8 %) | 6 (20.0 %) | 2 (7.4 %) | 12 (14.3 %) |
 Rural practices (n, %) | 4 (14.8 %) | 4 (13.3 %) | 7 (25.9 %) | 15 (17.9 %) |
 Baseline adherence score (mean, SD) | 0.62 (0.20) | 0.65 (0.22) | 0.64 (0.22) | 0.64 (0.22) |
Provider level | ||||
 Number of providers (n) | 57 | 78 | 47 | 182 |
 Female (n, %) | 34 (59.7 %) | 51 (65.4 %) | 27 (57.5 %) | 112 (61.5 %) |
 Years since graduation from 2010 (SD) | 27 (10) | 23 (7) | 25 (10) | 25 (9) |
Patient level | ||||
 Number of patients (n) | 1667 | 1891 | 1734 | 5292 |
 Age (mean, SD) | 68 (13) | 66 (12) | 67 (12) | 66 (12) |
 Female (n, %) | 852 (51.1 %) | 1003 (53.0 %) | 851 (49.1 %) | 2706 (51.1 %) |
 Number of cardiovascular-related conditionsa (mean, SD) | 1.18 (0.91) | 1.17 (0.95) | 1.26 (0.97) | 1.20 (0.95) |
 Number of cardiovascular risk factorsb (mean, SD) | 2.67 (0.81) | 2.82 (0.68) | 2.79 (0.74) | 2.76 (0.75) |
 Rural residents (n, %) | 436 (26.2 %) | 440 (23.3 %) | 774 (44.6 %) | 1650 (31.2 %) |