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Table 5 Associations from multiple regression models of characteristics of primary medical services with population health and health care indicators.

From: Availability and structure of primary medical care services and population health and health care indicators in England

Outcome

R-squared

GP supply (wte per 10,000)

Partnership size (partners)

Single handed practices (10% increase)

  

Coefficient a (95% CI)

P value

Coefficient a (95% CI)

P value

Coefficient a (95% CI)

P value

All-cause mortality 15–64 years (SMR

0.84

-2.8 (-6.9 to 1.3)

0.183

-6.3 (-11.7 to -0.8)

0.026

-2.8 (-5.6 to 0.0)

0.046

Acute MI mortality (SMR)

0.67

3.5 (-8.0 to 15.1)

0.543

-16.7 (-32.3 to -1.2)

0.035

-4.8 (-12.7 to 3)

0.224

Avoidable mortality (SMR)

0.76

-2.0 (-7.5 to 3.5)

0.475

-9.0 (-16.4 to -1.7)

0.017

-5.4 (-9.2 to -1.7)

0.005

Acute hospital admissions

0.68

-8.3 (-16.3 to -0.4)

0.040

-2.8 (-13.5 to 7.9)

0.605

0.0 (-5.5 to 5.3)

0.972

Chronic hospital admissions

0.66

-7.7 (-15.8 to 0.5)

0.065

-3.8 (-14.8 to 7.1)

0.486

-0.2 (-5.8 to 5.3)

0.934

Conceptions <18 years

0.83

-6.7 (-9.8 to -3.6)

<0.001

-0.4 (-4.5 to 3.7)

0.833

-1.2 (-3.3 to 0.9)

0.250

  1. aadjusted for Townsend deprivation score, proportion in social class IV and V, and proportion in households with head born in New Commonwealth, proportion of rural patients and patients aged ≥ 75 years as well as each of the variables shown.