Characteristic | Shared medical appointments N (%) | Individual appointments N (%) | Standardised difference* |
Patients, No. | 213 | 213 | |
Age, Mean (SD), year | 49.3 (12.7) | 49.7 (14.5) | −0.03161 |
Women | 180 (84.5) | 179 (84.0) | 0.01244 |
Caucasian | 187 (87.8) | 192 (90.1) | −0.07576 |
Married | 140 (65.7) | 151 (70.9) | −0.10990 |
Household income, median, IQR | 59 585 (26 545) | 60 996 (27 356) | −0.12272 |
Baseline score, mean (SD) | |||
PROMIS GPH | 45.76 (7.34) | 45.25 (8.14) | 0.06697 |
PROMIS GMH | 45.77 (8.96) | 46.17 (7.84) | −0.04586 |
Baseline biometrics, mean (SD) | |||
Weight (kg) | 85.5 (24.5) | 83.9 (23.4) | 0.07271 |
BMI | 30.3 (7.8) | 29.6 (7.4) | 0.09238 |
Systolic BP | 131.4 (18.0) | 132.4 (18.2) | −0.05862 |
Diastolic BP | 74.7 (11.3) | 75.1 (10.3) | −0.03645 |
Functional medicine diagnostic category† | |||
Infections, No. (%) | 6 (2.8) | 6 (2.8) | 0.00000 |
Autoimmune, No. (%) | 50 (23.5) | 56 (26.3) | −0.07013 |
Allergen, No. (%) | 1 (0.47) | 1 (0.47) | 0.00000 |
Cancer, No. (%) | 3 (1.4) | 4 (1.7) | 0.05624 |
Hormones, No. (%) | 140 (65.7) | 141 (66.2) | −0.00987 |
Energy, No. (%) | 70 (32.9) | 71 (32.9) | −0.01006 |
Nutrition, No. (%) | 2 (0.94) | 1 (0.47) | 0.05642 |
Mood, No. (%) | 25 (11.7) | 25 (11.7) | 0.00000 |
Neuro, No. (%) | 35 (16.4) | 37 (17.4) | −0.02495 |
HEENT, No. (%) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0.00000 |
CVD, No. (%) | 36 (16.9) | 33 (15.5) | 0.04174 |
Gut, No. (%) | 74 (34.7) | 75 (35.2) | −0.01025 |
Skin, No. (%) | 23 (10.8) | 22 (10.3) | 0.01597 |
Structure, No. (%) | 39 (18.3) | 42 (19.7) | −0.03664 |
GU, No. (%) | 28 (13.1) | 28 (13.1) | 0.00000 |
Trauma, No. (%) | 7 (3.3) | 6 (2.8) | 0.02035 |
*Difference in means or proportions divided by SE. Imbalance defined as absolute value greater than 0.20.
†Definitions for each category have been provided previously.26
BMI, body mass index; BP, blood pressure; CVD, cardiovascular disease; GMH, Global Mental Health; GPH, Global Physical Health; GU, genitourinary; HEENT, head, eyes, ears, nose, and throat; PROMIS, Patient-Reported Outcome Measurement Information System.