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Table 3 Practice and GP characteristics

From: Practice characteristics and prescribing of cardiovascular drugs in areas with higher risk of CHD in Scotland: cross-sectional study

Variable

Cases

Controls

Difference [95% Confidence Interval]

Difference %

  

Unmatched

Matched

  

GP characteristics

Proportion of female GPs

0.37

0.34

0.35

0.02 [-0.06 to 0.12]

5.7%

Average age of GPs

46.2

45.5

44.1

2.1 [-1.6 to 3.5]

4.7%

Proportion of GPs over 55 years

0.19

0.12

0.10

0.09 [0.03 to 0.16]

90%

Practice size

Numbers of GPs per practice

2.9

4.9

3.9

-1.0 [-1.7 to -0.4]

-25.7%

Single-handed practice

0.23

0.11

0.11

0.12 [-0.07 to 0.21]

109%

One or two partner practice

0.44

0.35

0.27

0.17 [-0.07 to 0.31]

62.9%

Services offered

Practice does not offer minor surgery

0.18

0.04

0.08

0.10 [-0.04 to 0.19]

125%

Minor surgery payments (£ per capita)

0.67

0.92

0.82

-0.25 [-0.42 to -0.09]

-18.3%

Night visit claims per capita

0.03

0.03

0.03

-0.00 [-0.002,0.004]

0.0%

Quality markers

Training practice

0.18

0.25

0.21

-0.03 [-0.2, to 0.01]

-14.3%

Practice Accreditation

0.19

0.25

0.24

-0.05 [-0.16 to 0.14]

-20.9%

Quality Practice Award

0.00

0.06

0.04

-0.04 [-0.06 to -0.01]

100%

Personal Medical Services

0.00

0.03

0.06

-0.06 [-0.10 to -0.02]

100%

Resources/workload

GPs per 1000 population

0.57

0.88

0.66

-0.09 [-0.14 to,-0.03]

-15.7%

WTE GPs per 1000 population

0.58

0.90

0.73

-0.15 [-0.29 to -0.02]

-21.6%

Total GMS payments

47.9

57.8

53.4

-4.5 [-6.1 to -2.2]

-10.3