Table 3 GPs’ referral rates to radiological examination, N=4350 consultations 1
#GPs | Mean referral rates, | (n / N) | Adjusted | 95% CI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
per 100 consultations | odds ratio | |||||
% (median) | ||||||
Total mean (median) referral rate | 4.2 (4.0) | (181/4350) | ||||
Range: 0.0-12.9 | ||||||
Patients’ gender | Male, 0 | 4.1 | (79/1911) | |||
Female, 1 | 4.2 | (102/2439) | 0.96 | (0.70 - 1.30) | ||
Patients’ age | 0-9 years | 2.1 | (5/238) | 0.402 | (0.16 - 1.02) | |
10-29 years | 3.0 | (19/636) | 0.563 | (0.33 - 0.95) | ||
30-49 years | 5.2 | (61/1166) | 1 | |||
50-69 years | 4.4 | (58/1321) | 0.83 | (0.57 - 1.20) | ||
>=70 years | 3.8 | (38/989) | 0.70 | (0.46- 1.07) | ||
GPs’ gender | Male, 0 | 30 | 4.0 (4.0) | (120/2977) | ||
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) | ||
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) | |||
Practice type | Private practice, 0 | 27 | 3.5 (2.0) | (94/2675) | ||
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 | ||
>= 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) | (39/1247) | ||
Norway=1 | 31 | 4.6 (4.0) | (142/3103) | 1.733 | (1.03 – 2.89) |