Table 2 Patient population characteristics of the general practices and association with out-of-hours care use
From: Association between general practice characteristics and use of out-of-hours GP cooperatives
Variable | Low use group | High use group |
|---|---|---|
Mean (range) | Mean (range) | |
Percentage of foreignersa | 9.8 (1.6-26.4) | 27.7 (3.8-82.2)** |
Percentage of patients aged 0 to 4 years | 4.8 (2.5-9.7) | 5.6 (3.0-9.9)* |
Distance from general practice to out-of-hours GP cooperative (kilometers) | 13.4 (3.0-30.8) | 3.4 (0.9-11.0)** |