Variables associated with general practitioners taking on serious mental disorder patients

BMC Primary Care

Table 1 Comparison between our GP sample and the Quebec/Canada GP population

	Sample (%)	All Quebec GPs (%)	Sample versus all Quebec GPs			All Canadian GPs	Quebec GPs versus Canadian GPs
			X²	df	p		X²	df	p
Age categories (years of age)			20.00	16	0.22		20.000	16	0.22
< 35	8.3	13.7				13.25
35–44	32.9	27.5				30.95
45–54	41.5	35.0				32.6
55–64	14.6	18.3				17.35
65+	2.8	5.5				5.85
Gender distribution			3.44	1	0.06		1.32	1	0.250
Male	48.7	55.1				63.3
Female	51.3	44.9				36.7
Clinical setting
Private medical offices	80.1	69.8	2.67	1	0.10
CLSCs	23.6	27.3	0.24	1	0.63
Hospitals	49.4	57.3	1.28	1	0.26
Emergency services	17.3	25.2	1.93	1	0.16
Practice area			1.34	1	0.25		2.49	1	0.11
Urban	66.3	74.9				84.2
Rural	33.7	25.1				15.8
Presence of a university hospital			1.29	1	0.26
Yes	51.0	58.6
No	49.0	41.4
Income level from fee for service	65.0	74.0	1.90	1	0.17	51.0	1.28	1	0.257
Percentage of patients presenting with a mental disorder in the GP clientele	24.9	20.0	0.47	1	0.49

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