Table 2.
Multiple regression models
| PCT | R2 | Needs indicator | Standardised beta coefficient | % variance explained |
| PCT1 (n = 50)* | .245 | CHD diagnoses rate | .489 | 15.0 |
| WTE GPs/1000 patients | -.327 | 9.5 | ||
| PCT2 (n = 24)* | .583 | CHD hospital episode statistics rate | .763 | 58.3 |
| PCT3 (n = 31)* | .313 | CHD procedures rate | .490 | 20.7 |
| Low Income Scheme Index | -.327 | 10.6 | ||
| PCT4 (n = 27)* | .505 | Single handed | -.340 | 27.0 |
| Ethnicity | -.538 | 12.5 | ||
| % patients aged >75 | -.373 | 11.0 | ||
| Combined (n = 132)* | .289 | CHD hospital episode statistics rate | .350 | 14.7 |
| % patients aged >75 | -.240 | 4.2 | ||
| Ethnicity | -.233 | 3.1 | ||
| % patients aged 55–74 | .199 | 2.9 |
* n refers to the number of GP practices in each PCT which were contained in the regression model