Co- and multimorbidity patterns in primary care based on episodes of care: results from the German CONTENT project

Table 2 Multiple linear regression analysis

Response variable	Explanatory variables	Proportion of explained variance (adjusted R²⁾	Adjusted regression coefficient β	p
Different prescriptions	Age	0.28	0.315	<0.0001
	Gender		0.008	n.s.
	Number of chronic conditions		0.226	<0.0001
Referrals	Age	0.39	0.178	<0.0001
	Gender		0.053	<0.0001
	Number of chronic conditions		0.300	<0.0001
Encounters	Age	0.37	0.043	<0.0001
	Gender		0.029	<0.0001
	Number of chronic conditions		0.510	<0.0001

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