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Table 3 Provider characteristics associated with individual and total primary care attributes using multiple linear regression

From: General practitioners versus other physicians in the quality of primary care: a cross-sectional study in Guangdong Province, China

Variables

Ongoing Care

Coordination

Coordination- information systems

Comprehensiveness-service available

Comprehensiveness-service provided

β (SE)

β (SE)

β (SE)

β (SE)

β (SE)

Intercept

2.93 (0.10)

3.21 (0.09)

3.17 (0.11)

3.08 (0.13)

3.03 (0.09)

GP(ref: Non-GP)

     

 GP

0.02 (0.04)

−0.02 (0.04)

−0.08 (0.05)

0.09 (0.06)

0.1* (0.04)

Gender

     

(ref: Female)

 Male

0.01 (0.04)

−0.06 (0.04)

−0.04 (0.05)

−0.05 (0.06)

−0.02 (0.04)

Age(ref: <35)

     

 35~

0.04 (0.05)

0.07 (0.05)

0.10 (0.06)

0.05 (0.07)

0.09* (0.04)

 45~

0.02 (0.06)

0.04 (0.06)

0.08 (0.07)

−0.01 (0.08)

0.11* (0.05)

Education

     

(ref: <Bachelor)

 ≥Bachelor

0.04 (0.05)

−0.0004 (0.05)

0.05 (0.06)

−0.04 (0.07)

0.04 (0.05)

Working intensity

     

(ref: Light)

 Heavy

0.05 (0.04)

0.04* (0.04)

−0.02 (0.05)

0.01 (0.06)

−0.0003 (0.04)

Prof-training

     

(ref: No)

 Yes

0.05 (0.06)

0.12* (0.05)

0.21** (0.07)

0.25** (0.08)

0.08 (0.05)

Income(ref: <3000)

     

 3000~

−0.06 (0.06)

−0.04 (0.06)

−0.12 (0.07)

−0.04 (0.08)

−0.09 (0.05)

 5000~

−0.09 (0.06)

−0.05 (0.06)

−0.12 (0.08)

−0.08 (0.09)

−0.11* (0.06)

Health status

     

(ref: Not well)

 Well

0.13* (0.06)

0.18** (0.06)

0.15* (0.07)

0.10 (0.09)

0.04 (0.06)

Adjusted R 2

0.0034

0.057

0.0297

0.0243

0.0494

N

401

401

401

401

401

  1. * P < 0.05; ** P < 0.01