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#GPs
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Mean referral rates,
|
(n / N)
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Adjusted
|
95% CI
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|---|
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per 100 consultations
|
odds ratio
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|---|
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% (median)
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|---|
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Total mean (median) referral rate
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4.2 (4.0)
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(181/4350)
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Range: 0.0-12.9
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|
Patients’ gender
|
Male, 0
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4.1
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(79/1911)
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Female, 1
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4.2
|
(102/2439)
|
0.96
|
(0.70 - 1.30)
|
|
Patients’ age
|
0-9 years
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2.1
|
(5/238)
|
0.402
|
(0.16 - 1.02)
|
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10-29 years
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3.0
|
(19/636)
|
0.563
|
(0.33 - 0.95)
|
| |
30-49 years
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5.2
|
(61/1166)
|
1
| |
| |
50-69 years
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4.4
|
(58/1321)
|
0.83
|
(0.57 - 1.20)
|
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>=70 years
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3.8
|
(38/989)
|
0.70
|
(0.46- 1.07)
|
|
GPs’ gender
|
Male, 0
|
30
|
4.0 (4.0)
|
(120/2977)
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| |
Female, 1
|
14
|
4.4 (3.0)
|
(61/1373)
|
0.98
|
(0.61- 1.57)
|
|
GPs’ age
|
< 35 years
|
12
|
2.9 (2.0)
|
(34/1174)
|
0.96
|
(0.49 - 1.86)
|
| |
35 – 49 years
|
17
|
5.1 (4.1)
|
(86/1676)
|
1
| |
| |
>= 50 years
|
15
|
4.1 (3.0)
|
(61/1500)
|
0.72
|
(0.41- 1.26)
|
|
Specialists in family medicine
|
No, 0
|
22
|
3.2 (3.0)
|
(68/2149)
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| |
Yes, 1
|
22
|
5.1 (4.0)
|
(113/2201)
|
1.933
|
(1.05 - 3.55)
|
|
Solo practice
|
No, 0
|
39
|
4.3 (4.0)
|
(164/3850)
|
Not included in model
| |
| |
Yes, 1
|
5
|
3.4 (4.0)
|
(17/500)
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|
Practice type
|
Private practice, 0
|
27
|
3.5 (2.0)
|
(94/2675)
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| |
Salaried, 1
|
17
|
5.2 (5.0)
|
(87/1675)
|
2.003
|
(1.21 - 3.31)
|
|
Travel time to nearest hospital
|
<30 minutes
|
12
|
4.4 (2.0)
|
(53/1201)
|
0.99
|
(0.52 - 1.86)
|
| |
30 - 89 minutes
|
12
|
5.4 (5.0)
|
(62/1148)
|
1
| |
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>= 90 minutes
|
20
|
3.3 (3.0)
|
(66/2001)
|
0.66
|
(0.39 - 1.12)
|
|
Country where medical degree was obtained
|
Abroad=0
|
13
|
3.1 (3.0)
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(39/1247)
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Norway=1
|
31
|
4.6 (4.0)
|
(142/3103)
|
1.733
|
(1.03 – 2.89)
|
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1Mean referral rates and probability of referral by various variables analyzed by multilevel multivariable logistic regression.
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2 p=0.054.
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3 p<0.05.
