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Table 5 Associations between frequent use1 of CRP in daytime and out-of-hours (OOH) consultations with children (0–5 years) and characteristics of the regular general practitioners (RGPs), lists and practice (n = 1931 RGPs)

From: Point-of-care testing with CRP in primary care: a registry-based observational study from Norway

 

Predictors at daytime

Predictors at OOH

Variables

ORa

95 % CIb

P

ORa

95 % CIb

P

RGPs age (per year)

1.008

0.990–1.026

0.398

0.957

0.937–0.978

0.000

Female RGPc

1.437

1.023–2.018

0.037

1.134

0.776–1.657

0.516

Specialist in general practiced

0.700

0.507–0.967

0.031

0.915

0.641–1.307

0.626

Number of consultations at daytime, children 0–5 years (per 10 contact)

1.012

1.004–1.019

0.002

0.990

0.981–0.999

0.028

Number of consultations at OOH, children 0–5 years (per 10 contact)

1.002

0.990–1.014

0.723

1.026

1.013–1.040

0.000

List size (per 100)

1.111

1.054–1.170

0.000

1.016

0.958–1.079

0.592

Number of children 0–5 years on patient list (per child)

0.987

0.982–0.993

0.000

1.001

0.996–1.007

0.599

Closed patient list (yes/no)e

0.841

0.627–1.128

0.248

1.010

0.723–1.410

0.954

OOH consultations/daytime consultations (%)

1.001

0.997–1.005

0.682

0.998

0.994–1.003

0.492

CRP rate daytime (%)

   

1.119

1.101–1.137

0.000

  1. 1) Frequent use defined as being among the RGP with a CRP rate in the highest quintile in daytime practice and OOH respectively, see Table 3
  2. aOR: Odds Ratio
  3. bCI: confidence interval
  4. cMale RGP is reference
  5. dNot approved specialist is reference
  6. eOpen list is reference
  7. Continuous variables: Age, contacts, number on patient list, rates in percent