Table 3 Baseline practice and patient characteristics
| Â | Total a |
|---|---|
Practice | |
 Number of older people ≥60 years | 24,885 |
 Number of potential frail people aged ≥60 years | 11,680 |
Participant | |
 Gender, N (%) | |
  Male | 282 (34.1) |
  Female | 545 (65.9) |
 Age, mean ± SD | 80.0 ± 7.3 |
 Dutch origin, N (%) | 747 (90.3) |
 Marital status, N (%) | |
  Married | 344 (41.6) |
  Widow /widower/partner deceased | 352 (42.6) |
  Divorced | 70 (8.5) |
  Single | 53 (6.4) |
  Sustainable living/unmarried | 7 (0.9) |
 Education, N (%)b | |
  Low | 116 (14.0) |
  Moderate | 530 (64.1) |
  High | 172 (20.8) |
 GARS, median (IQR) (range 18-36) | 20 (5.0) |
 Daily activities problems, N (%) | |
  None/barely | 485 (58.7) |
  Moderate | 186 (22.5) |
  Serious | 136 (16.4) |
 Visits general practitioner, N (%)c | |
  0-1 times | 141 (16.9) |
  2-3 times | 273 (33.0) |
  4-6 times | 228 (27.6) |
   > 6 times | 158 (19.1) |
 Medicines on receipt, N (%) | |
  0-1 medicines | 72 (8.7) |
  2-3medicines | 146 (17.7) |
  4-5 medicines | 225 (27.2) |
   > 5 medicines | 365 (44.1) |
 District nursing, N (%)d | |
  None | 635 (76.8) |
   < 2 h/week | 56 (6.8) |
   2-3 h/week | 52 (6.3) |
   3-7 h/week | 48 (5.8) |
   > 7 h/week | 22 (2.7) |
 Hospital admission, N (%)c | 208 (25.2) |
 ER visits, N (%)c | 170 (20.6) |
 Nursing home admission, N (%)c | 48 (5.8) |
 GP out-of-hours consultationc,e | 170 (20.6) |