Table 2 Results from univariate analyses for factors potentially associated with the prevalence of referrals per 1000 0-14 year olds per annum^a

GP with child health interest

Yes

21

25 (9)

23 [21-27] (14, 52)

0.015

13

231 (429)

57 [9, 299] (2, 1562)

0.809

28

37 (10)

24 [30, 41] (23, 74)

0.198

No

29

20 (6)

19 [17-24] (4, 31)

29

101 (138)

49 [13, 147] (2, 566)

26

34 (5)

35 [30, 37] (22, 45)

Missing

12

21

11

Distance from hospital in tertiles (1 = closest)

1

19

25 (8)

23 [20-28] (15, 52)

0.153

21

76 (79)

34 [12, 147]

0.993

21

37 (10)

35 [31, 40] (25, 74)

0.423

2

20

22 (6)

22 [17, 26] (17, 28)

21

121 (185)

38 [10, 113]

22

34 (6)

31 [30, 41] (25, 47)

3 (ref)

20

20 (7)

20[17, 26] (4, 31)

21

160 (350)

34 [13, 126]

20

34 (8)

33 [29, 40] (22, 56)

Missing

3

0

2

Deprivation Index (1 = most)

1 and 2

7

28 (5)

27 [25-31] (22, 37)

0.013

16

112 (104)

25 [86, 171]

0.171

24

34 (5)

34 [30, 38] (25, 45)

0.474

3

10

25 (11)

23 [19, 28] (14, 52)

31

132 (304)

29 [10, 99]

17

37 (13)

34 [30, 43] (22, 73)

4 and 5

39

20 (7)

23 [19, 28] (14, 52)

16

100 (161)

32 [6, 137]

22

34 (7)

34 [28, 41] (23, 47)

Missing

6

0

2

Practice status

2C

5

22 (5)

24 [17-26] (15, 27)

0.804

13

236 (432)

42 [21, 273]

0.241

4

31 (7)

30[25, 38] (25, 39)

0.356

Not 2C

54

23 (51)

22 [18-26] (4-52)

50

89 (133)

34 [11, 123]

59

35 (8)

34 [30, 40] (22, 74)

Missing

3

0

2

59

0.941

63

<0.001

63

0.171

59

0.958

63

0.791

63

0.588