Table 3.
Mean number of recorded problems (crude rate) and differences in mean annual visits to a GP (crude rates and adjusted for age and sex) by patient demographics
| Annual visits | ||||
| Crude | Adjusted | |||
| Patient characteristics (n) | Mean problems | Mean visits | Mean visits | p-value |
| Highly accessible (8,702) | 2.9 | 9.1 | 9.0 | |
| Moderately accessible (1,599) | 2.7 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 0.05 |
| Remote/very remote (145) | 2.5 | 5.8 | 6.5 | <.0001 |
| Concession health care card holder (4,448) | 3.5 | 11.4 | 10.7 | <.0001 |
| Non health care card holder (6,307) | 2.4 | 6.8 | 7.5 | |
| Speaks language other than English at home (890) | 2.8 | 9.0 | 9.1 | 0.369 |
| Speaks English at home (9,865) | 2.9 | 8.7 | 8.8 | |
| Male (4,285) | 2.7 | 8.5 | N/A | N/A |
| Female (6,404) | 2.9 | 8.9 | N/A | |