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Table 4 Number of regular general practitioners (RGPs)a in the study sample (n = 1931) distributed in quintiles by their mean use of CRP per out-of-hours (OOH) and daytime consultations

From: Point-of-care testing with CRP in primary care: a registry-based observational study from Norway

CRP rates at daytime (quintiles and rate intervals)

CRP rates at OOH (quintiles and rate intervals)

 

1

2

3

4

5

All

<0.25 (0.18)

0.25 – 0.36 (0.31)

0.36–0.45 (0.41)

0.45–0.54 (0.50)

>0.54 (0.62)

 

1

< 0.18 (0.13)

234

92

43

24

9

402

2

0.18 – 0.25 (0.22)

97

133

81

48

25

384

3

0.25 – 0.32 (0.29)

39

88

122

91

42

382

4

0.32 – 0.41 (0.37)

13

50

99

117

102

381

5

> 0.41 (0.47)

9

21

40

105

207

382

All

 

392

384

385

385

385

1931

  1. Frequency rates are shown as mean number of CRP tests per consultation. Median value in ()
  2. aRGPs having >20 consultations with children 0–5 years OOH in the period