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Table 2 Population characteristics of insured individuals in 2011

From: Identifying patients with chronic conditions using pharmacy data in Switzerland: an updated mapping approach to the classification of medications

Variables

N (%)

Total

932′612

Gender

 

 Women

489′501 (52.5)

Mean age (sd*)

51.4 (19.2)

Language area

 

 German

715′443 (76.7)

 French

151′144 (16.2)

 Italian

64′040 (6.9)

 Rhaeto-Romanic

1′985 (0.2)

Insurance plan

 

 Managed care

 

  Yes

394′362 (42.3)

  No

538′250 (57.7)

 Deductible class (> 500 Swiss francs/year)

 

  Yes

283′441 (30.4)

  No

649′171 (69.6)

 Accident coverage

 

  Yes

514′930 (55.2)

  No

417′682 (44.8)

One or more chronic condition

 

  Yes

578′115 (62.0)

  No

354′497 (38.0)

  1. *Standard deviation.