Table 2.

GP positive mental health (WEMWBS) scores across demographic and practice variables

nMean (SD)PDifference in mean (95% CI)P for trendAdjusteda difference in mean (95% CI)P for trend
Total21450.2 (8)
Sex
  Male11149.6 (7.6)0.1−1.7 (−3.9 to 0.5)0.12−2.4 (−4.7 to −0.02)0.05
  Female9251.4 (8.4)0 (ref cat)0 (ref cat)
Location
  Urban11250.0 (7.5)0.6−0.6 (−2.9 to 1.7)0.6−0.8 (−3.1 to 1.5)0.5
  Rural8550.6 (8.6)0 (ref cat)0 (ref cat)
Number of partners
  ≤411450 0 (7.7)0.5−0.7 (−2.9 to 1.5)0.5−1.1 (−3.5 to 1.2)0.3
  ≥59150.7 (8.4)0 (ref cat.)0 (ref cat)
Age
  ≤448649.7 (7.8)−2.3 (−5.2 to 0.5)0.11−4.0 (−7.3 to −0.8)0.02
  45–547949.6 (7.9)0.2b−2.4 (−5.3 to 0.5)0.1−3.5 (−6.8 to −0.3)0.03
  ≥554552.1 (8.2)0.0 (ref cat)(0.16)0.0 (ref cat)(0.03)
  • a Model contains sex, urban/rural, number of GPs, and age. R2 = 0.12.

  • b P-value from ANOVA, analysis of variance. ref cat = reference category. WEMWBS = Warwick Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale. Missing data across demographic variables: See Appendices 1 and 2 for details of missing data across sociodemographic and outcome variables.