Table 3.

Process and outcome measures for PA consultations compared with GP consultations

	Unadjusted		Adjusted		P-value

	Rate ratio	95% CI	Rate ratio	95% CI
Re-consultation for the same and linked problem^a	1.25	0.89 to 1.77	1.240	0.86 to 1.79	0.247
Diagnostic tests ordered^b	1.06	0.82 to 1.37	1.08	0.89 to 1.30	0.44
Referrals^c	0.84	0.57 to 1.22	0.95	0.63 to 1.43	0.80
Prescriptions issued^d	1.18	0.86 to 1.60	1.16	0.87 to 1.53	0.31

	Odds ratio	95% CI	Odds ratio	95% CI	P-value

General advice given^e	3.56	2.95 to 4.30	3.30	1.69 to 6.45	<0.001
Advice on medication management^e	1.43	1.12 to 1.82	1.72	1.08 to 2.73	<0.022

	Mean difference	95% CI	Mean difference	95% CI	P-value

Consultation duration, minutes^f	5.5	4.8 to 6.2	5.8	2.5 to 7.1	<0.001
Cost per consultation, GBP 2011	N/A	N/A	−6.22 (US$ 10.15)	−7.61 to −2.46	<0.001

Adjustment made for clustering at practice level (all analyses).
↵a Presenting problem classification, age, number of times at practice in previous 3 months.
↵b Presenting problem classification, age, number of problems, number of chronic disease registers, sex, deprivation.
↵c Practice type, PA study condition classification, age;
↵d Practice type, PA study condition classification, age, number of problems.
↵e Presenting problem classification, age, number of times at practice in previous 3 months, number of presenting problems.
↵f Presenting problem classification, age, number of presenting problems. N/A = not applicable.