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Table 5 Odds ratios for achievement of quality indicators by exposure variables: Multivariate stepwise regression analysis.

From: Does quality of care for hypertension in primary care vary with postcode area deprivation? An observational study

Quality Indicator

Gender

Women vs. Men

Age

(> 73) vs. (73-63) vs. (< 63)

Time point

2005 vs. 2003

Patient deprivation

Most vs. Medium vs. Least deprived

Practice size

Large vs. Medium vs. Small

QOF indicators

QOF 1

Smoking status

-

-

30.04**

(4.00-225.24)

-

-

QOF 2

Smoking cessation advice

-

-

21.33 **

(2.33-195.50)

-

-

QOF 3

Record of BP

-

-

-

-

-

QOF 4

BP < 150/90

-

-

2.56 ***

(1.51-4.34)

-

-

Non-QOF indicators (not financially incentivised)

NonQOF 1

Lifestyle advice

-

-

1.98**

(1.22-3.18)

1.34 *

(1.00-1.79)

-

NonQOF 2

PVD

0.43 *

(0.22-0.83)

2.37 ***

(1.55-3.65)

-

1.54 *

(1.02-2.35)

0.47 **

(0.28-0.77)

NonQOF 3

DM

0.50 *

(0.30-0.86)

-

-

-

-

NonQOF 4

Hyperlipid-aemea

-

-

-

-

-

NonQOF 5

Alcohol consumption

-

-

1.84**

(1.09-3.10)

-

-

NonQOF 6

Protein in urine

-

1.48**

(1.11-1.98)

-

-

0.69*

(0.49-0.98)

NonQOF 7

creatinine and electrolyte

-

-

3.18**

(1.36-7.39)

-

-

NonQOF 8

Blood glucose

-

-

1.92 *

(1.17-3.16)

-

-

NonQOF 9

Serum/total cholesterol

-

-

2.82 **

(1.55-5.12)

-

-

NonQOF 10

ECG

-

-

-

1.38 *

(1.04-1.82)

-

  1. Multivariate analysis logistic regression:
  2. * p < 0.05
  3. **p < 0.01
  4. ***p < 0.001
  5. Smoking status results were not included, nil significant