Table 1.
Associations between retirement and GP characteristics (N = 739)
| HRs for GP retirement between 2007 and July 2016 (95% CI)a | |
|---|---|
| Malpractice complaint received | |
| No | 1 |
| Yes | 0.88 (0.61–1.27) |
| Age (per year) | 1.19 (1.15–1.23) |
| Workload (GP patient list size; per 100 extra patients) | 1.05 (0.99–1.11) |
| Sex | |
| Female | 1 |
| Male | 0.91 (0.61–1.34) |
| Level of urbanization | |
| Rural (fewer than 150 citizens/km2) | 1 |
| Urban (at least 150 citizens/km2) | 0.74 (0.50–1.08) |
| Type of clinic | |
| Single-handed | 1 |
| Partnership | 0.47 (0.30–0.75) |
aBoldface values indicate significant results.
GP = general practitioner; HR = hazard ratio; CI = confidence interval; N = number of observations.