Table 3.
GPs’ referral rates to radiological examination, N=4350 consultations1
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|
#GPs |
Mean referral rates, |
(n / N) |
Adjusted |
95% CI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
per 100 consultations |
odds ratio |
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| % (median) | ||||||
| Total mean (median) referral rate |
|
|
4.2 (4.0) |
(181/4350) |
|
|
| |
|
|
Range: 0.0-12.9 |
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|
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| Variables |
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|
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
| Patients’ gender |
Male, 0 |
|
4.1 |
(79/1911) |
|
|
| |
Female, 1 |
|
4.2 |
(102/2439) |
0.96 |
(0.70 - 1.30) |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Patients’ age |
0-9 years |
|
2.1 |
(5/238) |
0.402 |
(0.16 - 1.02) |
| |
10-29 years |
|
3.0 |
(19/636) |
0.563 |
(0.33 - 0.95) |
| |
30-49 years |
|
5.2 |
(61/1166) |
1 |
|
| |
50-69 years |
|
4.4 |
(58/1321) |
0.83 |
(0.57 - 1.20) |
| |
>=70 years |
|
3.8 |
(38/989) |
0.70 |
(0.46- 1.07) |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| GPs’ gender |
Male, 0 |
30 |
4.0 (4.0) |
(120/2977) |
|
|
| |
Female, 1 |
14 |
4.4 (3.0) |
(61/1373) |
0.98 |
(0.61- 1.57) |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| GPs’ age |
< 35 years |
12 |
2.9 (2.0) |
(34/1174) |
0.96 |
(0.49 - 1.86) |
| |
35 – 49 years |
17 |
5.1 (4.1) |
(86/1676) |
1 |
|
| |
>= 50 years |
15 |
4.1 (3.0) |
(61/1500) |
0.72 |
(0.41- 1.26) |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Specialists in family medicine |
No, 0 |
22 |
3.2 (3.0) |
(68/2149) |
|
|
| |
Yes, 1 |
22 |
5.1 (4.0) |
(113/2201) |
1.933 |
(1.05 - 3.55) |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Solo practice |
No, 0 |
39 |
4.3 (4.0) |
(164/3850) |
Not included in model |
|
| |
Yes, 1 |
5 |
3.4 (4.0) |
(17/500) |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Practice type |
Private practice, 0 |
27 |
3.5 (2.0) |
(94/2675) |
|
|
| |
Salaried, 1 |
17 |
5.2 (5.0) |
(87/1675) |
2.003 |
(1.21 - 3.31) |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Travel time to nearest hospital |
<30 minutes |
12 |
4.4 (2.0) |
(53/1201) |
0.99 |
(0.52 - 1.86) |
| |
30 - 89 minutes |
12 |
5.4 (5.0) |
(62/1148) |
1 |
|
| |
>= 90 minutes |
20 |
3.3 (3.0) |
(66/2001) |
0.66 |
(0.39 - 1.12) |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Country where medical degree was obtained |
Abroad=0 |
13 |
3.1 (3.0) |
(39/1247) |
|
|
| Norway=1 | 31 | 4.6 (4.0) | (142/3103) | 1.733 | (1.03 – 2.89) |
1Mean referral rates and probability of referral by various variables analyzed by multilevel multivariable logistic regression.
2 p=0.054.
3 p<0.05.