Table 4.
Adjusted associations between CXR rates with population and general practice characteristics in English general practices in 2018a
| Characteristic | Rate ratiosb (95% CI) | P-value |
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| Practice population characteristics | ||
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| Percentage of patients who are male | 0.96 (0.93 to 0.99) | 0.004 |
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| Percentage of patients aged ≥65 years | 1.36 (1.30 to 1.42) | <0.001 |
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| Percentage of patients who are smokers | 1.18 (1.13 to 1.24) | <0.001 |
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| Percentage of patients on practice chronic obstructive pulmonary disease register | 1.05 (1.01 to 1.10) | 0.018 |
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| Percentage of patients on heart failure register | 1.09 (1.05 to 1.12) | <0.001 |
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| Ethnicity category, % | ||
| Mixed/multiple ethnic groups | 1.08 (1.03 to 1.14) | 0.003 |
| Asian/Asian British | 1.17 (1.13 to 1.22) | <0.001 |
| Black/African/Caribbean/Black British | 0.93 (0.89 to 0.97) | 0.002 |
| Other ethnic groups | 0.97 (0.94 to 1.01) | 0.099 |
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| Deprivation fifthc | ||
| F2 | 0.94 (0.88 to 0.99) | 0.019 |
| F3 | 0.87 (0.82 to 0.93) | <0.001 |
| F4 | 0.84 (0.77 to 0.90) | <0.001 |
| F5 | 0.93 (0.84 to 1.03) | 0.161 |
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| General practice characteristics | ||
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| Patients per full-time equivalent GP | 1.00 (0.98 to 1.03) | 0.729 |
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| Percentage GPs who are male | 0.97 (0.95 to 0.99) | 0.017 |
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| Percentage GPs who are UK qualified | 1.00 (0.97 to 1.03) | 0.853 |
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| GP age, mean | 0.99 (0.96 to 1.02) | 0.590 |
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| Practice list size | 0.95 (0.92 to 0.97) | <0.001 |
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| Single-handed practice | 0.99 (0.91 to 1.07) | 0.814 |
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| Practice involved in postgraduate GP training | 1.02 (0.98 to 1.07) | 0.369 |
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| Rural location | 1.03 (0.99 to 1.09) | 0.165 |
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| Percentage who gave highest rating for general practice survey for: | ||
| Helpfulness of reception staff (access) | 0.94 (0.90 to 0.98) | 0.002 |
| Ability to book appointment (access) | 0.93 (0.90 to 0.96) | <0.001 |
| Ability to see preferred GP (continuity) | 1.07 (1.04 to 1.11) | <0.001 |
| Healthcare professional communication skills | 1.05 (1.01 to 1.09) | 0.007 |
a
The rate or odds ratios correspond to the change in the rate resulting from moving from the 25 th to the 75 th centile of the exposure variable (practice team or practice population characteristic) of interest. Bold fonts used for rate ratio values ≥1.04 or ≤0.96 where P <0.01.
b
For categorical values these are odds ratios.
c
Derived from Index of Multiple Deprivation practice scores for 2015. F1 = least deprived; F5 = most deprived. CXR = chest X-ray.