Table 1 Management rate of anxiety in general practice 2006 – 2016 by patient and GP characteristics

Patient sex (missing)

(8522)

(235)

p < .0001

 Male

391152

9032

2.31% (2.24–2.38)

Ref group

 Female

572426

19517

3.41% (3.34–3.48)

1.31 (1.27–1.35)

Patient age (missing)

(19222)

(730)

p < .0001

 0–14 years

110864

705

0.64% (0.58–0.69)

0.48 (0.43–0.54)

 15–24 years

81201

2792

3.44% (3.27–3.61)

2.56 (2.37–2.77)

 25–39 years

148287

6406

4.32% (4.18–4.46)

3.33 (3.11–3.57)

 40–59 years

254450

10201

4.01% (3.90–4.12)

3.02 (2.83–3.22)

 60–80 years

259108

6157

2.38% (2.30–2.45)

1.41 (1.33–1.49)

 80 + years

98968

1793

1.81% (1.72–1.91)

Ref group

Socioeconomic advantage (missing)

(22692)

(607)

p < .0001

 Most advantaged

573803

17396

3.03% (2.96–3.10)

1.08 (1.04–1.12)

 Most disadvantaged

375605

10781

2.87% (2.79–2.95)

Ref group

Indigenous status^a (missing)

(95622)

(2561)

p = .014

 Indigenous

14791

427

2.89% (2.54–3.23)

0.86 (0.76–0.97)

 Non-Indigenous

861687

25796

2.99% (2.93–3.06)

Ref group

Language background (missing)

(95865)

(2575)

p < .0001

 Non-English speaking

74672

1642

2.20% (2.05–2.34)

0.65 (0.6–0.70)

 English speaking

801563

24567

3.06% (3.00–3.13)

Ref group

Commonwealth HCC (missing)

(80058)

(2202)

p < .0001

 Yes

396992

13450

3.39% (3.30–3.48)

1.73 (1.67–1.80)

 No

495050

13132

2.65% (2.59–2.72)

Ref group

Practice location (missing)

(1400)

(29)

p < .0001

 Major city

687500

21046

3.06% (2.99–3.13)

1.34 (1.24–1.45)

 Inner regional

187800

5515

2.94% (2.81–3.06)

1.27 (1.17–1.38)

 Outer regional/remote

95400

2194

2.30% (2.15–2.45)

Ref group

Practice size (missing)

(18900)

(533)

p = .991

 Solo

48600

2921

2.82% (2.60–3.04)

Ref group

 2–4 GPs

127600

8177

2.85% (2.74–2.96)

0.99 (0.90–1.09)

 5–9 GPs

108200

10962

3.00% (2.91–3.09)

1.00 (0.91–1.10)

 10–14 GPs

28700

4307

3.16% (2.99–3.32)

1.01 (0.91–1.12)

 15 + GPs

10000

1884

3.11% (2.87–3.35)

1.00 (0.89–1.13)

GP sex (missing)

(0)

(0)

p < .0001

 Male

583200

15383

2.64% (2.56–2.71)

Ref group

 Female

388900

13401

3.45% (3.35–3.54)

1.23 (1.17–1.28)

GP age (missing)

(6400)

(122)

p < .0001

 Less than 45 years

250500

6883

2.75% (2.65–2.85)

Ref group

 45–59 years

473400

14404

3.04% (2.96–3.13)

1.19 (1.13–1.25)

 60 years or older

241800

7375

3.05% (2.92–3.18)

1.25 (1.17–1.33)

Data collection year

N/A

N/A

N/A

p < .0001

1.05 (1.04–1.05)