Consultation rate | ||||||
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Before adjustment for multimorbidity R2 = 0.19 | After adjustment for multimorbidity R2 = 0.30 | |||||
Explanatory variable | Coefficient | 95% CI | P-value | Coefficient | 95% CI | P-value |
Age (per 10-year increase; range ≥18 years) | 0.17 | 0.17 to 0.18 | <0.001 | 0.09 | 0.09 to 0.10 | <0.001 |
Sex (reference category: male) | 0.48 | 0.46 to 0.50 | <0.001 | 0.42 | 0.40 to 0.44 | <0.001 |
Deprivation (per 10-unit increase in Townsend score) | 0.12 | 0.10 to 0.15 | <0.001 | 0.03 | 0.01 to 0.05 | 0.01 |
Multimorbidity (number of QOF chronic conditions) | – | – | <0.001 | 0.37 | 0.36 to 0.38 | <0.001 |
All variables were adjusted for each other. n = 99 624 due to missing deprivation data for 373 individuals. QOF = Quality and Outcomes Framework.