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Table 3 Estimates of B-coefficients from multilevel regression models for the association between general practice characteristics and socio-demographic profile of patients and ED attendance in England, 2009/10–2012/13

From: Exploring the relationship between general practice characteristics and attendance at Walk-in Centres, Minor Injuries Units and Emergency Departments in England 2009/10–2012/2013: a longitudinal study

Fixed part

b-coef.

95% CI

Intercept

432.194***

 

2010–11 ref. 2009–10

9.624***

8.672,10.575

2011–12 ref. 2009–10

17.340***

16.120,18.560

2012–13 ref. 2009–10

18.279***

16.843,19.714

Time specific pct. 65+

−0.044

−0.176,0.089

Time average pct. 65+

0.677***

0.502,0.852

Time specific pct. Female patients

−0.061

−0.184,0.063

Time average pct. Female patients

0.393**

0.124,0.662

Time specific pct. UK-white patients

−0.063

−0.198,0.072

Time average pct. UK-white patients

−0.008

−0.161,0.146

Time specific pct. Unemployed patients

−0.011

−0.233,0.211

Time average pct. Unemployed patients

2.255***

1.822,2.688

Time specific pct. Satisfied open hours

−0.092

−0.204,0.019

Time average pct. Satisfied open hours

0.007

−0.163,0.177

Time specific pct. Waited too long

0.099

−0.061,0.258

Time average pct. Waited too long

0.224*

0.015,0.433

Time specific pct. Had pref. GP

0.013

−0.065,0.091

Time average pct. Had pref. GP

−0.116*

−0.209,-0.024

Time specific pct. Often spoke to pref. GP

−0.047

−0.110,0.017

Time average pct. Often spoke to pref. GP

0.036

−0.047,0.118

Time specific WiC attendance rate

−0.011

−0.028,0.007

Time average WiC attendance rate

−0.219***

−0.279,-0.160

Time specific MIU attendance rate

−0.205***

−0.216,-0.194

Time average MIU attendance rate

−0.063***

−0.084,-0.041

Cities and towns ref. urban conurbation

4.083**

1.237,6.930

Rural areas ref. urban conurbation

−8.406***

−11.559,-5.254

Male life expectancy 2006/10

−4.860***

−5.291,-4.428

local availability of MIU

2.108***

1.082,3.134

local availability of WiC

4.025***

2.518,5.532

Random components of variance

  

PCT level: Intercept

862.313***

664.770,1059.857

General practice level: Intercept

465.105***

443.814,486.395

Year level: Intercept

629.433***

616.768,642.099

Statistics

  

 N

26,498

 

 deviance

256,143.23

 

 Log likelihood

−128,071.62

 
  1. *** p < 0.001, ** p < 0.01, * p < 0.05