Efficiency of the implementation of cardiovascular risk management in primary care practices: an observational study

Table 1 PC practice characteristics

Practice number	Practice size	Training practice	Tasks CVRM practice nurse	Mean age	Sex (% men)	Diabetes (% of patients with diabetes)	Socio-economic status^a	DEA score^b
1	2473	No	Yes	66.30	63.0	10.9	No	1.105
2	2460	Yes	Yes	70.93	60.0	15.6	No	1
3	7500	Yes	Yes	66.55	74.5	32.7	Yes	1.084
4	3230	No	Yes	68.46	78.4	32.4	No	1
5	13,000	Yes	Yes	71.04	72.5	24.9	No	1.089
6	2600	Yes	Yes	67.68	52.5	17.5	No	1.004
7	4600	Yes	Yes	73.55	64.5	22.6	Yes	1.057
8	12,700	Yes	Yes	68.79	61.8	17.6	No	1.026
9	3400	No	Yes	66.76	69.6	28.3	No	1.092
10	3000	No	Yes	64.44	47.2	16.7	No	1.059
11	5300	Yes	No	66.49	79.1	25.6	No	1.010
12	4400	Yes	Yes	68.43	73.5	6.0	No	1.035
13	6800	Yes	Yes	67.57	62.9	0	No	1.042
14	3500	Yes	Yes	66.27	63.6	0	No	1
15	3200	Yes	Yes	65.53	70.6	14.7	No	1
16	2650	Yes	Yes	70.31	61.9	21.4	No	1.047
17	2500	No	No	69.90	68.8	37.5	No	1
18	4100	Yes	Yes	72.47	64.4	4.4	No	1.078
19	2998	No	No	66.90	59.0	2.6	No	1.049
20	2245	Yes	Yes	61.40	80.0	33.3	Yes	1.005
21	2820	Yes	Yes	69.71	60.5	26.3	No	1
22	2900	Yes	No	65.00	71.9	18.8	No	1.025
23	2286	Yes	Yes	72.40	68.0	12.0	No	1
24	2475	Yes	Yes	66.29	45.7	31.4	No	1.012
25	1900	No	Yes	65.13	37.5	50.0	Yes	1.014
26	2600	Yes	No	69.32	38.7	35.5	No	1
27	2650	No	Yes	57.00	75.0	25.0	Yes	1
28	2640	No	Yes	75.00	57.6	15.2	No	1.036
29	3600	Yes	Yes	68.82	78.9	5.3	No	1
30	4900	Yes	No	67.52	73.9	13.0	No	1.000
31	2620	Yes	Yes	68.25	67.9	17.9	No	1.004
32	8000	Yes	Yes	69.84	64.9	16.2	No	1
33	2758	No	Yes	65.87	82.6	15.2	No	1.009
34	3018	Yes	Yes	67.21	70.6	32.4	No	1
35	2648	Yes	Yes	71.94	62.9	17.1	No	1
36	3400	Yes	Yes	69.71	58.5	17.1	No	1
37	2600	No	Yes	67.94	57.6	6.1	No	1.120
38	6550	Yes	Yes	67.64	66.7	24.0	Yes	1.111
39	1850	Yes	Yes	72.33	61.5	30.8	No	1.045
40	7000	Yes	Yes	66.94	94.4	8.3	No	1
41	2600	Yes	Yes	72.50	70.6	14.7	No	1.039

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