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- Figure 1. Distribution of reasons for GP consultations by participant characteristics. EQVHI = quintile equivalised household income.
- Figure 2. Factors associated with GP consultations for physical or mental health problems: results of multivariable ordered logistic regression analyses. The number of participants was 5320 and 2195, respectively, in the analysis of GP consultations for physical only and any mental health problems, including 1419 non-users in both analyses. BMI = body mass index. EQVHI = equivalised household income quintile.
Tables
Variable n % Total 8086 100 Sex Male 3596 44.5 Female 4490 55.5 Age groups, years 16–24 702 8.7 25–34 1037 12.8 35–44 1379 17.1 45–54 1406 17.4 55–64 1341 16.6 65–74 1236 15.3 ≥75 985 12.2 Ethnic group White 6928 85.7 Black 240 3.0 Asian 697 8.6 Other 221 2.7 Quintile Index of Multiple Deprivation 1 (least deprived) 1671 20.7 2 1556 19.2 3 1575 19.5 4 1607 19.9 5 (most deprived) 1677 20.7 Quintile equivalised household income Highest 1215 15.0 Second 1439 17.8 Third 1334 16.5 Fourth 1325 16.4 Lowest 1196 14.8 Unknown 1577 19.5 Highest educational qualification Degree or equivalent 2329 28.8 Below degree 4075 50.4 None 1638 20.3 Unknown 44 0.5 Rurality Urban 6555 81.1 Rural 1531 18.9 Lasting illnesses (>12 months) No 4382 54.2 Yes 3698 45.7 Unknown 6 0.1 Smoking status Never 4750 58.7 Former 2066 25.6 Current 1221 15.1 Unknown 49 0.6 Weekly alcohol consumption Non-drinker 1540 19.0 Lower risk 4550 56.3 Increasing risk 1473 18.2 Higher risk 333 4.1 Unknown 190 2.3 Body mass index Normal 2455 30.4 Overweight 2723 33.7 Obesity 2230 27.6 Underweight 96 1.2 Unknown 582 7.2 Times consulted a GP in the last 12 months 0 1846 22.8 1 or 2 3004 37.2 3–5 1887 23.3 6–10 797 9.9 >10 552 6.8 - Table 2. Association between number of times a GP was consulted for all reasons and related factors using multivariable ordered logistic regression models
Variable OR (95% CI) P-valuea Sex <0.001 Male 1.00 Female 1.81 (1.64 to 2.01) Age, years 0.057 16–24 1.00 25–34 1.13 (0.89 to 1.44) 35–44 1.09 (0.87 to 1.36) 45–54 1.13 (0.90 to 1.41) 55–64 1.21 (0.96 to 1.52) 65–74 1.25 (0.99 to 1.58) ≥75 1.48 (1.15 to 1.92) Ethnic group <0.001 White 1.00 Black 1.42 (1.09 to 1.84) Asian 1.53 (1.25 to 1.87) Other 1.40 (1.02 to 1.92) Quintile equivalised household income <0.001 Highest 1.00 Second 1.14 (0.98 to 1.32) Third 1.13 (0.97 to 1.33) Fourth 1.33 (1.13 to 1.57) Lowest 1.53 (1.29 to 1.83) Rurality 0.291 Urban 1.00 Rural 0.94 (0.83 to 1.06) Lasting illnesses (>12 months) <0.001 No 1.00 Yes 3.78 (3.38 to 4.22) Smoking status 0.029 Never regular 1.00 Former 1.17 (1.04 to 1.32) Current 1.04 (0.88 to 1.22) Body mass index <0.001 Normal 1.00 Overweight 1.14 (1.01 to 1.29) Obesity 1.32 (1.16 to 1.50) Underweight 0.72 (0.42 to 1.23) The number of observations was 6096 in the analysis. Analysis was weighted using the interview weights for Health Survey England 2019. OR >1 indicates more frequent GP consultations in the higher ranked categories, and vice versa. a P-values were testing of the joint null hypotheses that OR = 1 for all categories of an explanatory variable. OR = odds ratio.
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