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Table 2 Associations between predictor variables and number of GP visits

From: Predicting GP visits: A multinomial logistic regression investigating GP visits amongst a cohort of UK patients living with Myalgic encephalomyelitis

 

Number of GP visits a year

 

1–2

(n = 134)

3–4

(n = 161)

5–6

(n = 113)

Monthly

(n = 68)

 

Test of association with GP visits

Variable

Category

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

Total n

χ2 test

p value

Time with ME

1–2 years

4 (12.5)

12 (37.5)

8 (25)

8 (25)

32

  

2–5 years

14 (20.6)

25 (36.8)

19 (27.9)

10 (14.7)

68

  

5–10 years

34 (28.3)

34 (28.3)

32 (26.7)

20 (16.7)

120

  

10–15 years

17 (21)

27 (33.3)

25 (30.9)

12 (14.8)

81

  

15–20 years

23 (29.5)

31 (39.7)

14 (17.9)

10 (12.8)

78

  

>  20 years

42 (43.3)

32 (33)

15 (15.5)

8 (8.2)

97

  

Total time with ME

     

28.062

.021*

Location

Rest of UK

125 (30)

142 (34.1)

94 (22.5)

56 (13.4)

417

  

Manchester borough

9 (15.3)

19 (32.2)

19 (32.2)

12 (20.3)

59

  

Total location

     

7.791

.050*

Trust in GP

Yes

21 (17.6)

43 (36.1)

30 (25.2)

25 (21)

119

  

No

79 (35.3)

67 (29.9)

52 (23.2)

26 (11.6)

224

  

Unsure

34 (25.6)

51 (38.3)

31 (23.3)

17 (12.8)

133

  

Total trust in GP

     

16.261

.012*

Formal diagnosis

Yes

129 (27.9)

157 (33.9)

111 (24)

66 (14.3)

463

  

No

5 (38.5)

4 (30.8)

2 (15.4)

2 (15.4)

13

  

Total diagnosis

     

.946

.814

Time to diagnosis

<  3 months

7 (25)

13 (46.4)

5 (17.9)

3 (10.7)

28

  

3–6 months

25 (32.9)

31 (40.8)

15 (19.7)

5 (6.6)

76

  

6 mths-1 year

31 (26.1)

44 (37)

22 (18.5)

22 (18.5)

119

  

1–2 years

25 (32.5)

21 (27.3)

22 (28.6)

9 (11.7)

77

  

2–5 years

22 (28.2)

19 (24.4)

21 (26.9)

16 (20.5)

78

  

>  5 years

24 (24.5)

33 (33.7)

28 (28.6)

13 (13.3)

98

  

Total time to diagnosis

     

19.458

.194

Gender

Female

106 (25.8)

139 (33.8)

105 (25.5)

61 (14.8)

411

  

Male

28 (43.1)

22 (33.8)

8 (12.3)

7 (10.8)

65

  
 

Total gender

     

10.753

.013*

  1. Note. * indicates p < .05