Table 3

Mean (SD) and median number of prevalent cases in the diabetes case cohort per fee-for-service physician in the physician cohort

Physician characteristicsMedian
Mean (SD)
Newfoundland and Labrador
Province75.5 (84.6)49.0
Specialty
 General practitioner79.0 (66.2)66.0
 Specialist61.0 (136.8)9.0
Sex
 Male89.3 (94.1)75.0
 Female41.5 (37.2)32.5
Age group (years)
 <4054.9 (64.8)32.5
 40–6499.9 (98.3)91.0
 65+63.8 (68.6)34.5
Health region of practice
 Eastern67.8 (73.1)42.0
 Central87.8 (87.7)59.0
 Western108.1 (129.5)86.0
 Labrador47.6 (47.9)38.5
Manitoba
Province43.4 (74.2)25.0
Specialty
 General practitioner45.1 (45.7)35.0
 Specialist37.6 (132.8)3.0
Sex
 Male47.7 (76.0)33.0
 Female30.5 (67.2)17.0
Age group (years)
 <4025.5 (34.2)14.5
 40–6452.1 (90.4)34.0
 65+47.1 (49.8)34.5
Health region of practice
 Interlake-Eastern45.9 (37.8)48.0
 Northern49.4 (59.4)20.0
 Prairie Mountain42.4 (39.7)35.0
 Southern35.1 (29.1)28.0
 Winnipeg44.3 (86.7)20.0