Table 2.
Practice and patient characteristics associated with MMCI
| Characteristic | MMCI | ||
|---|---|---|---|
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| ß | 95% CI | P-value | |
| Practice characteristics | |||
| Number of usual GPs | <0.001 | ||
| Q1 (2–3) | Reference | — | |
| Q2 (4–5) | −0.056 | −0.091 to −0.021 | |
| Q3 (6–7) | −0.062 | −0.100 to −0.024 | |
| Q4 (8–10) | −0.094 | −0.135 to −0.053 | |
| Percentage of contacts with locum GPs | <0.001 | ||
| Q1 (0–4.2) | Reference | — | |
| Q2 (4.2–11.6) | −0.033 | −0.071 to 0.006 | |
| Q3 (12.7–18.6) | −0.075 | −0.116 to −0.034 | |
| Q4 (18.8–60.6) | −0.092 | −0.131 to −0.052 | |
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| Patient characteristics | |||
| Sex | 0.001 | ||
| Female | Reference | — | |
| Male | −0.003 | −0.004 to −0.001 | |
| Age, yearsa | <0.001 | ||
| 0–17 | −0.042 | −0.044 to −0.040 | |
| 18–65 | Reference | — | |
| >65 | 0.027 | 0.024 to 0.030 | |
| Medical historyb | |||
| Number of chronic diseases | 0.005 | 0.004 to 0.005 | <0.001 |
| Psychiatric disease | <0.001 | ||
| No | Reference | — | |
| Yes | 0.023 | 0.021 to 0.026 | |
| Oncological disease | <0.001 | ||
| No | Reference | — | |
| Yes | 0.007 | 0.004 to 0.011 | |
| Coronary heart disease | <0.001 | ||
| No | Reference | — | |
| Yes | −0.008 | −0.013 to −0.004 | |
| Days since registeredc | <0.001 | ||
| Q1 (0–1415) | Reference | — | |
| Q2 (1416–3197) | 0.008 | 0.006 to 0.011 | |
| Q3 (3198–6052) | 0.013 | 0.010 to 0.015 | |
| Q4 (5053–10 592) | 0.017 | 0.014 to 0.019 | |
| Contacts | |||
| Number of contacts | 0.004 | 0.004 to 0.004 | <0.001 |
| Percentage telephone calls | 0.116 | 0.111 to 0.121 | <0.001 |
| Percentage home visits | 0.061 | 0.050 to 0.072 | <0.001 |
a
On 1 January 2016.
b
Patients who have been diagnosed with chronic diseases.
c
On 31 December 2018. MMCI = Modified Modified Continuity Index. Q = quartile. Q1 = 0%–25%. Q2 = 25%–50%. Q3 = 50%–75%. Q4 = 75%–100%.