Table 4.

Mean differences in doctor–patient communication from Multivariable Linear Regression (variable scaled from 0 to 100)

		Mean difference (95% CI)
		Model 1	p Value	Model 2	p Value	Model 3	p Value
Ethnicity	White British		0.002		0.133		0.458
	South Asian	−2.99 (−4.89 to −1.10)		−1.35 (−3.11 to 0.41)		−0.77 (−2.80 to 1.26)
Language	English				0.040		0.072
	Other			−3.26 (−6.38 to −0.15)		−2.90 (−6.06 to 0.25)
Birthplace	UK						0.343
	Non-UK					−0.98 (−2.99 to 1.04)

In addition to variables shown, all models also adjusted for age, gender and self-reported health and included a random effect for practice.