Table 3.

Cross-sectional linear regression results for 2013–2014 to 2016–2017^a

Variable	2013–2014	2014–2015	2015–2016	2016–2017
Number of practices	5333	6305	6589	6359
Adjusted R² value	0.41	0.41	0.42	0.43
Log IMD score, beta-coefficient (95% CI)	0.052 (0.033 to 0.070)	0.069 (0.052 to 0.086)	0.096 (0.078 to 0.113)	0.087 (0.070 to 0.103)
Log IMD score, P-value	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001

↵a Dependent variable: logarithm of adjusted total payments per registered patient. IMD = Index of Multiple Deprivation (1 = most deprived and 10 = least deprived).