Table 1 |
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Regression coefficients of total QOF score on practice and census based variables |
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| Characteristic |
Mean (SD) or % |
Univariate model: unadjusted regression coefficient, B, and 95%CI |
Multivariate model: adjusted regression coefficient, B, and 95%CI |
Multivariate model: adjusted and standardised regression coefficient, Beta. |
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| IMD score |
25.88 (17.0) |
-1.42 (-1.56 to -1.28) *** |
-0.70 (-0.83 to -0.58) *** |
-0.12 |
| Group practice versus singlehanded practice |
74.2% |
76.1 (71.1 to 81.0) *** |
40.3 (34.4 to 46.1) *** |
0.17 |
| Training practice |
27% |
60.4 (55.6 to 65.3) *** |
29.7 (24.5 to 34.9) *** |
0.13 |
| PMS practice |
42% |
0.1 (-4.8 to 4.9) |
Not included |
Not included |
| Full time equivalent (FTE) GPs |
3.10 (2.05) |
15.5 (14.5 to 16.6) *** |
4.4 (3.1 to 5.8) *** |
0.09 |
| List size per FTE GP: |
2199 (755) (Median, 2024) |
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| • < 1000 |
-71.5 (-108.5 to -34.5) *** |
Not included |
Not included |
|
| • 1000–1500 |
-2.6 (-12.0 to 6.9) |
-14.0 (-21.9 to -6.0) ** |
-0.04 |
|
| • 1500–2000 |
37.6 (32.7 to 42.4) *** |
Not included |
Not included |
|
| • 2000–2500 † |
8.1 (2.9 to 13.3) ** |
† |
† |
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| • 2500–3000 |
-26.0 (-33.5 to -18.4) *** |
-8.3 (-14.8 to -1.9) * |
-0.03 |
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| • 3000–3500 |
-22.2 (-32.0 to – 11.5) *** |
Not included |
Not included |
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| • > 3500 |
-34.6 (-45.6 to -23.5) *** |
Not included |
Not included |
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| Proportion of practice list aged ≥ 75 years |
7.2% (2.9%) |
4.7 (3.9 to 5.4) *** |
Not included |
Not included |
| List turnover: |
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| • < 5% |
8.4% (5.9%) |
-19.1 (-24.9 to -13.2) *** |
-16.4 (-21.4 to -11.4) *** |
-0.07 |
| • 5–10% † |
37.1 (32.4 to 41.8) *** |
† |
† |
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| • 10–20% |
-6.2 (-12.1 to -0.2) * |
Not included |
Not included |
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| • > 20% |
-40.2 (-53.8 to -26.6) *** |
Not included |
Not included |
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| % born in developing country: |
7.3% (9.9%) |
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| • < 5% |
33.9 (29.0 to 38.9) *** |
9.7 (3.3 to 16.1) ** |
0.05 |
|
| • 5–10% † |
-4.1 (-11.6 to 3.5) |
† |
† |
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| • > 10% |
-40.4 (-45.9 to -34.8) *** |
-8.0 (-15.4 to -0.7) * |
Not included |
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* P < 0.05; ** P < 0.01; *** P < 0.001 † Denotes the reference group which contains the national mean value and is excluded from the equation |
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Ashworth and Armstrong BMC Family Practice 2006 7:68 doi:10.1186/1471-2296-7-68 |
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