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. 2016 Oct 25;66(653):e896–e903. doi: 10.3399/bjgp16X687733

Table 3.

Crude and adjusted mean differences in trust and confidence score estimated from linear regression modelsa

Unadjusted mean score difference on 0–100 scale (95% CI) P-value Adjusted mean score difference on 0–100 scale (95% CI)b P-value
Length of consultation (per minute) 0.07 (−0.23 to 0.37) 0.653 0.07 (−0.27 to 0.41) 0.681

Patient gender Male Reference 0.453 Reference 0.679
Female −1.08 (−3.91 to, 1.74) −0.52 (−2.97 to 1.93)

Patient age 18–24 Reference Reference
25–34 −2.74 (−10.61 to 5.13) −3.58 (−12.01 to, 4.86)
35–44 1.81 (−5.50 to 9.11) 1.30 (−6.58 to 9.18)
45–54 1.24 (−6.23 to 8.70) 1.53 (−7.01 to 10.07)
55–64 4.05 (−2.51 to 10.62) 0.004 4.25 (−3.32 to 11.82) 0.003
65–74 5.25 (−0.77 to 11.27) 5.38 (−1.39 to 12.14)
75–84 5.61 (−0.50 to 11.73) 6.38 (−0.94 to 13.70)
≥85 3.03 (−6.75 to 12.81) 1.74 (−7.29 to 10.77)

Patient self-rated health Excellent Reference Reference
Very good −2.68 (−6.30 to 0.95) −4.64 (−9.16 to −0.11)
Fair −5.32 (−10.09 to −0.54) 0.163 −7.74 (−13.77 to −1.71) 0.068
Poor −3.65 (−8.15 to 0.86) −7.17 (−12.91 to −1.43)
Very poor −6.46 (−14.44 to 1.52) −9.33 (−18.10 to −0.57)

Patient ethnicity White Reference 0.547 Reference 0.738
Non-white 2.41 (−5.42 to 10.23) 1.51 (−7.35 to 10.38)

Doctor gender Male Reference 0.847 Reference 0.807
Female 0.42 (−3.84 to 4.67) 0.52 (−3.66 to 4.70)
a

This is the average difference in score on a 0–100 scale between groups or attributable to an additional minute of consultation length either with or without adjustment for other factors.

b

Mean score adjusted for patient gender, age, self-rated health, ethnicity, and doctor gender.