Table A

Table B
  

Table A Odds ratios (95% confidence intervals) for differences in secondary outcomes between general practitioners and nurse practitioners by general practice
 

Practice
Follow up advised
Duration of illness
How to reduce chance of recurrence
Consult with general practitioner in future
1
0.67 (0.34 to 1.32)
0.46 (0.23 to 0.91)
0.19 (0.09 to 0.38)
1.57 (0.33 to 7.37)
2
1.41 (0.71 to 2.80)
0.67 (0.37 to 1.21)
0.29 (0.14 to 0.60)
2.88 (0.65 to 12.7)
3
0.44 (0.15 to 1.26)
2.38 (0.79 to 7.14)
1.57 (0.46 to 5.23)
8.50 (1.33 to 54.2)
4
0.75 (0.38 to 1.47)
0.94 (0.54 to 1.64)
0.85 (0.44 to 1.63)
3.83 (1.80 to 8.15)
5
0.88 (0.26 to 2.85)
0.89 (0.32 to 2.47)
0.37 (0.09 to 1.43)
0.76 (0.10 to 5.48)
6
1.25 (0.52 to 3.01)
0.34 (0.14 to 0.84)
0.14 (0.05 to 0.40)
5.96 (1.11 to 32.1)
7
0.28 (0.10 to 0.70)
0.40 (0.16 to 0.95)
0.95 (0.31 to 2.95)
3.40 (0.58 to 19.9)
8
0.26 (0.12 to 0.57)
1.28 (0.63 to 2.61)
1.11 (0.49 to 2.49)
11.94 (2.11 to 67.3)
9
0.72 (0.39 to 1.33)
0.69 (0.36 to 1.30)
0.56 (0.29 to 1.07)
3.28 (0.71 to 15.2)
10
0.11 (0.03 to 0.37)
0.61 (0.26 to 1.44)
0.93 (0.34 to 2.52)
0.84 (0.15 to 4.44)
 
 

Table B Ratio of geometric mean consultation times by general practice
 

Practice
Mean consultation time (min)
Ratio (95% CI)
 
General practitioner
Nurse practitioner
Nurse practitioner (excluding breaks)
Including breaks
Excluding breaks
1
5.05
10.91
8.85
0.46 (0.39 to 0.54)
0.57 (0.49 to 0.67)
2
6.23
9.39
7.85
0.66 (0.57 to 0.78)
0.79 (0.68 to 0.93)
3
7.24
8.08
7.69
0.90 (0.69 to 1.13)
0.94 (0.73 to 1.21)
4
5.26
7.77
6.30
0.68 (0.58 to 0.79)
0.84 (0.72 to 0.97)
5
5.58
8.17
6.05
0.68 (0.52 to 0.89)
0.92 (0.70 to 1.21)
6
6.69
11.36
10.07
0.59 (0.46 to 0.73)
0.66 (0.53 to 0.84)
7
4.39
8.85
6.96
0.50 (0.39 to 0.61)
0.63 (0.50 to 0.79)
8
5.10
9.68
8.17
0.53 (0.44 to 0.64)
0.63 (0.52 to 0.76)
9
6.55
12.43
10.28
0.53 (0.45 to 0.61)
0.64 (0.55 to 0.75)
10
5.52
9.02
7.54
0.60 (0.48 to 0.75)
0.73 (0.55 to 0.90)