Table 3 Associations between independent and explanatory variables

Place of practice

Big cities

17.9 (5)a

82.1 (23)a

14.3 (4)a

85.7 (24)a

50 (12)a

50 (12)

46.7 (14)a

53.3 (16)a

Medium (suburbs small town, mixed)

5.4 (2)a,b

94.6 (35)a,b

5.4 (2)a,b

94.6 (35)a,b

40 (10)a

60 (15)

37.5 (15)a

62.5 (25)a

rural

4.5 (3)b

95.5 (64)b

3.0 (2)b

97.0 (65)b

43.6 (39)a

56.4 (22)

28.6 (20)a

71.4 (50)a

p

.109

.106

.794

.197

GPs working in the practice

single-handed

6.0 (5)a

94.0 (78)a

4.8 (4)a

95.2 (79)a

38.8 (19)a

61.2 (30)a

39.6 (36)a

60.4 (55)a

medium 2–3

5.7 (2)a,b

94.3 (33)a,b

2.9 (1)a

97.1 (34)a

48 (12)a

52 (13)a

22.9 (8)a

77.1 (27)a

lange 4 + 

23.1 (3)b

76.9 (10)b

23.1 (3)b

76,9 (10)b

53.8 (7)a

46.2 (6)a

38.5 (5)a

61.5 (8)a

p

.126

.055

.548

.201

Patients registered

0–1999

5.9 (5)a

94.1 (80)a

4.7 (4)a

95.3 (81)a

38.5 (20)a

61.5 (32)a

34.4 (32)a,b

65.6 (61) a,b

2000–4999

9.1 (3)a

90.9 (30)a

6.1 (2)a

93.9 (31)a

44 (11)a

56 (14)a

30.3 (10)b

69.7 (23)b

5000 and more

18.2 (11)a

81.8 (9)a

18.2 (2)a

81.8 (9)a

66.7 (6)a

33.3 (3)a

63.6 (7)a

36.4 (4)a

p

.253

.222

.306

.147

GP years of experience

0a—4a11m

9.1 (1)a

90.9 (10)a

9.1 (1)a

90.9 (10)a

50 (3)a

50 (3)a

27.3 (3)a

72.7 (8)a

5a—14a11m

2.7 (1)a

97.3 (36)a

0 a

100 (37)a

50 (16)a

50 (16)a

40 (16)a

60 (24)a

> 15a and more

9.33 (7)a

90.7 (68)a

8 (6)a

92 (69)a

40 (18)a

60 (27)a

36.3 (29)a

63.7 (51)a

p

.403

.162

.653

.755

Practices have patients with migration background

under country average

4.8 (3)a

95.2 (60)a

3.2 (2)a

96.8 (61)a

40.5 (15)a

59.5 (22)a

37.3 (25)a

62.7 (42)a

average

9.5 (4)a

90.5 (38)a

7.1 (3)a

92.9 (39)a

41.9 (13)a

58.1 (18)a

31.1 (14)a

68.9 (31)a

over average

12.0 (3)a

88.0 (22)a

12 (3)a

88 (22)a

57.9 (11)a

42.1 (8)a

38.5 (10)a

61.5 (16)a

p

.418

.205

.487

.794

…low health literacy

under country average

4.5 (2)a

95.5 (42)a

4.5 (2)a

95.5 (42)a

38.2 (13)a

61.8 (21)a

29.2 (14)a

70.8 (34)a

average

8.3 (6)a

91.7 (66)a

5.6 (4)a

94.4 (68)a

44.4 (20)a

55.6 (25)a

40.5 (30)a

59.5 (44)a

over average

16.8 (2)a

83.3 (10)a

16.7 (2)a

83.3 (10)a

62.5 (5)a

37.5 (3)a

30.8 (4)a

69.2 (9)a

p

.307

.228

.481

.411

…over 70

under country average

28.6 (2)a

71.4 (5)a

14.3 (1)a

85.7 (6)a

50 (2)a

50 (2)a

75 (6)a

25 (2)a

average

3.5 (3)b

96.5 (82)b

3.5 (3)a

96.5 (82)a

41.7 (25)a

58.3 (35)a

34.1 (31)b

65.9 (60)b

over average

12.8 (5)a,b

87.2 (34)a,b

10.3 (4)a

89.7 (35)a

47.8 (11)a

52.2 (12)a

30.0 (12)b

70 (28)b

p

.021

.190

.862

.055

…chronic diseases

under country average

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

average

4.3 (4)a

95.7 (90)a

3.2 (3)a

96.8 (91)a

41.5 (27)a

58.5 (38)a

40.6 (41)a

59.4 (60)a

over average

16.2 (6)b

83.8 (31)b

13.5 (5)b

86.5 (32)b

50 (11)a

50 (11)a

21.1 (8)b

78.9 (30)b

p

.030

.040

.620

.045

…psychiatric diseases

under country average

0 a

8 (100)a

0 a

100 (8)a

50 (3)a

50 (3)a

11.1 (1)a

88.9 (8)a

average

7.1 (7)a

92.9 (91)a

6.1 (6)

93.9 (92)a

45.5 (30)a

54.5 (36)a

38.5 (40)a

61.5 (64)a

over average

13.6 (3)a

86.4 (19)a

9.1 (2)a

90.9 (20)a

38.5 (5)a

61.5 (8)a

27.3 (6)a

72.7 (16)a

p

.452

.787

.926

.208

… financial problems/poverty

under country average

0 a

21 (100)a

0 a

100 (21)a

21.1 (4)a

78.9 (15)a

28 (7)a

72 (18)a

average

7.4 (7)a

92.6 (87)a

5.3 (5)a

94.7 (89)a

47.5 (28)b

52.5 (31)b

35.1 (34)a

64.9 (63)a

over average

16.7 (2)a

83.3 (10)a

16.7 (2)a

83.3 (10)a

71.4 (5)b

28.6 (2)b

41.7 (5)a

58.3 (7)a

p

.133

.122

.042

.656