Table 1 Descriptive statistics by discipline
From: Factors associated with prescribing costs: analysis of a nationwide administrative database
Medical discipline | Mean number of patients per practice | Average age of patients | Proportion of female patients | Costs per patient in € |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Primary care (n = 30,325) | Mean 1146.2 SD 586.6 Median 1072 | 53.4 6.6 53.7 | 57.8 6.0 57.3 | 291.69 17.07 262.93 |
Cardiology (n = 559) | Mean 777.4 SD 541.0 Median 628 | 66.6 3.0 67.0 | 48.8 6.6 48.0 | 215.67 14.69 149.63 |
Gastroenterology (n = 485) | Mean 612.2 SD 594.8 Median 487 | 54.7 5.9 54.4 | 55.3 8.5 55.7 | 1104.30 33.23 790.11 |
Neurology and Psychiatry (n = 3080) | Mean 789.9 SD 548.5 Median 756.5 | 56.7 6.7 57.4 | 63.1 8.3 63.1 | 769.01 27.73 507.19 |
Pulmology (n = 642) | Mean 1760.9 SD 1063.5 Median 1642 | 57.0 4.6 57.0 | 55.7 6.5 56.3 | 372.01 19.29 324.62 |
Oncology and Haematology (n = 303) | Mean 447.3 SD 378.3 Median 368 | 64.5 4.6 65.6 | 55.1 11.0 55.6 | 9181.15 95.81 9384.36 |