Table 5. Univariate analysis of demographic and practice level characteristics of GP visits according to clusters.
| Mean (SD) Ptcentscores | Mean(SD) Duration (min) |
Mean (SD) Previous visits | Age (months) Median (IQR) |
Mean (SD) WCC coding % |
Siblings Median (IQR) |
Solo GP vs. GP in group practices | Maternal educational status-University N (%) |
Country of birth Australia N (%) |
Immunisation & general check-up visits N (%) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Low WCC Cluster (n = 32)§ |
0.42(0.2) | 13.1 (7.1) | 10(7) | 19(15–36) | 17.8 (11.7) | 1(1–2) | 1 (3%) | 8/32 | 23(71) | 5(15.6) |
|
High WCC Cluster (n = 12)§ |
0.61 (0.4) | 17.4 (4.6) | 3.5(2.7) | 6 (2–14) | 71(15.2) | 0(0–1) | 4 (33.3) | 8/12 | 11(91.6) | 9(75) |
| p-value | 0.04* | 0.06 | 0.003* | 0.0017* | <0.0001* | - | 0.006* | 0.5 | 0.16 | 0.002* |
§ Data is analysed for visits where complete data for all variables was available, Means compared using t-test, comparison of proportions test (Fisher exact or Chi Square), Medians compared using Mann Whitney test,
*p-value <0.05 significant,
WCC-well child care, Ptcentscores-patient-centeredness scores, GP- General Practitioner