Table 1.
patient and practice characteristics
| Patient level (n = 14203) | |
| Distance to hospital (kilometres)1 | 8.19 (SD:6.45) |
| Age (years)1 | 39.2 (SD: 21.4) |
| Gender2 | |
| Male | 6908 (48.6%) |
| Female | 7295 (51.4%) |
| Practice level (n = 48) | |
| Primary care nurse2 | |
| Yes | 29 (60.4%) |
| No | 19 (39.6%) |
| Workload GP (consultation units/WTE/1000)1 | 6.32 (SD: 1.41) |
1 Mean (SD); 2 Number (%)