Table 1 Demographics of patients. Characteristics of GPs participating in the study and included patients
| Â | CDSS arm | Control arm | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
Number of GPs | 135 (49.63%) | 137 (50.37%) | 272 |
 Age (mean years, SD) | 41 (13.59) | 41 (13.27) |  |
 Experience (mean years, SD) | 14 (18.81) | 15 (19.40) |  |
 % Female | 65.00 | 62.14 |  |
Number of practices per lab | 36 (50.00%) | 36 (50.00%) | 72 |
 Laboratory 1 | 19 (52.78%) | 20 (55.56%) | 39 |
 Laboratory 2 | 5 (13.89%) | 3 (8.33%) | 8 |
 Laboratory 3 | 12 (33.33%) | 13 (36.31%) | 25 |
Number patients | 5124 (52.92%) | 4559 (47.08%) | 9683 |
 Age (years, SD) | 58.33 (17.04) | 54.34 (17.61) | 56.45 (17.42) |
 Female sex (N, %) | 2774 (54.00%) | 2578 (56.00%) | 5352 (55.10%) |
Total number of panels (N, %) | 5495 (53.51%) | 4775 (46.49%) | 10,270 |
Number of panels per indication (N, %)a | |||
 Check-up | 1722 (31.34%) | 1936 (40.54%) | 3658 (35.62%) |
 Cardiovascular disease management | 1381 (25.13%) | 585 (12.25%) | 1966 (19.14%) |
 Hypertension | 889 (16.18%) | 478 (10.01%) | 1367 (13.31%) |
 Chronic kidney disease | 587 (10.68%) | 168 (3.52%) | 755 (7.35%) |
 Type 2 diabetes | 2160 (39.31%) | 953 (19.96%) | 3113 (30.31%) |
 Thyroid disease | 1164 (21.18%) | 576 (12.06%) | 1740 (16.94%) |
 Sexually transmitted infections | 248 (4.51%) | 336 (7.04%) | 584 (5.69%) |
 Chronic diarrhea | 23 (0.42%) | 42 (0.88%) | 65 (0.63%) |
 Acute diarrhea | 12 (0.22%) | 19 (0.40%) | 31 (0.30%) |
 Acute coronary syndrome | 34 (0.62%) | 21 (0.44%) | 55 (0.54%) |
 Lung embolism | 22 (0.40%) | 15 (0.31%) | 37 (0.36%) |
 Rheumatoid arthritis | 126 (2.29%) | 105 (2.20%) | 231 (2.25%) |
 Medication follow-up | 798 (14.52%) | 374 (7.83%) | 1172 (11.41%) |
 Gout | 170 (3.09%) | 39 (0.82%) | 209 (2.04%) |
 Liver disease | 416 (7.57%) | 157 (3.29%) | 573 (5.58%) |
 Anemia | 728 (13.25%) | 395 (8.27%) | 1123 (10.93%) |
 Fatigue | 606 (11.03%) | 520 (10.89%) | 1126 (10.96%) |
 Other | 434 (7.90%) | 621 (13.01%) | 1055 (10.27%) |