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Table 2 Model 4— Inclusion of significant patient characteristics

From: Predicting patient use of general practice services in Australia: models developed using national cross-sectional survey data

Parameter

Estimate (Visits)

t-Value

p-Value

Intercept

2.789

40.63

<0.0001

Female (over male)

0.516

11.56

<0.0001

Age (years)

−0.032

−8.02

<0.0001

Age2 (years)

0.00052

9.13

<0.0001

Commonwealth Concession Health Care Card

1.056

14.43

<0.0001

Number of chronic conditions

1.061

38.82

<0.0001

  1. Active patients R-square = 27.59% (p < 0.0001) Adjusted R-square = 27.58%