46 groups of conditions (N = 572) | 15 chapters of ICPC-2 (N = 585) | ||||
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Odds ratio (95% CI) | p-value | Odds ratio (95% CI) | p-value | ||
Patient-related variables | |||||
No. of chronic conditions | 3 (reference) | ||||
4 or 5 | 0.53 (0.31;0.89) | 0.02 | 0.6 (0.34;1.01) | 0.06 | |
6 or more | 0.59 (0.34;1) | 0.05 | 0.64 (0.36;1.09) | 0.11 | |
Age | per year | 0.99 (0.98;1.01) | 0.22 | 0.99 (0.98;1.01) | 0.32 |
Sex | Male (reference) | ||||
Female | 0.98 (0.69;1.41) | 0.92 | 1.11 (0.77;1.59) | 0.59 | |
Level of education | Primary school/ no diploma (reference) | ||||
Secondary school | 1.17 (0.55;2.51) | 0.68 | 1.18 (0.55;2.58) | 0.68 | |
Practical professional training | 1.53 (0.87;2.69) | 0.14 | 1.16 (0.66;2.03) | 0.60 | |
High school or equivalent | 1.05 (0.54;2.05) | 0.89 | 1.33 (0.68;2.65) | 0.41 | |
Vocational school or training | 1.66 (0.94;2.94) | 0.08 | 1.45 (0.82;2.57) | 0.20 | |
Non-university higher education | 0.89 (0.42;1.89) | 0.76 | 1.28 (0.59;2.8) | 0.54 | |
University | 0.79 (0.32;1.92) | 0.60 | 0.91 (0.37;2.25) | 0.84 | |
No. of MDs involved in patient’s treatment | 1 (reference) | ||||
2 | 1.05 (0.66;1.67) | 0.84 | 1.13 (0.7;1.82) | 0.62 | |
3 | 1.22 (0.74;2.01) | 0.44 | 1.07 (0.64;1.78) | 0.80 | |
4 or more | 1.11 (0.67;1.84) | 0.69 | 0.87 (0.52;1.45) | 0.59 | |
No. of GP visits in last 12 months | per unit | 0 (0;0) | 0 (0;0) | ||
No. of years followed by GP | per year | 1 (0.97;1.03) | 0.92 | 1 (0.97;1.03) | 0.95 |
GP-related variables | |||||
Sex | Male (reference) | ||||
Female | 1.49 (0.96;2.33) | 0.08 | 0.99 (0.64;1.54) | 0.96 | |
No. of years of practice | per year | 1.01 (0.99;1.04) | 0.39 | 1.02 (0.99;1.05) | 0.20 |
No. of consultations per week | ≤ 30 (reference) | ||||
]30–70] | 0.82 (0.1;5.49) | 0.83 | 0.43 (0.02;3.26) | 0.47 | |
]70–110] | 1.01 (0.12;7.01) | 0.99 | 0.43 (0.02;3.36) | 0.48 | |
]110–170] | 0.92 (0.11;6.56) | 0.94 | 0.42 (0.02;3.38) | 0.47 | |
> 170 | 1.36 (0.14;11.61) | 0.78 | 0.78 (0.03;8.1) | 0.85 | |
Practice location | Urban (reference) | ||||
Suburban | 0.92 (0.62;1.36) | 0.68 | 1.08 (0.73;1.61) | 0.70 | |
Rural | 0.92 (0.54;1.59) | 0.77 | 1 (0.58;1.73) | 0.99 | |
Sub-specialization in psychosocial & psychosomatic medicine | No (reference) | ||||
Yes | 0.76 (0.38;1.49) | 0.42 | 1.08 (0.53;2.26) | 0.84 |