Table 3. Practice A: continuity measures for the whole practice population and comparisons between patient groups

Group on 31 March 2025	mSLICC		SLICC		UPC		BB
Group on 31 March 2025	%	P-value, χ²	%	P-value, χ²	Mean	P-value, t-test	Mean score	P-value, t-test
Whole population	52.0		57.1		0.63		0.41
Top decile of GP appointment numbers over 3 years	51.8	0.70	56.3	0.15	0.61	0.005^a	0.41	0.44
Lowest nine deciles of GP appointment numbers over 3 years	52.1	0.70	57.5	0.15	0.64	0.005^a	0.42	0.44
Aged ≥65 years	54.9	<0.001^a	58.6	0.003^a	0.64	0.37	0.43	0.13
Aged <65 years	50.1	<0.001^a	56.3	0.003^a	0.63	0.37	0.41	0.13
Male	53.4	0.01^a	58.3	0.008^a	0.65	0.009^a	0.43	0.02^a
Female	51.1	0.01^a	56.3	0.008^a	0.62	0.009^a	0.40	0.02^a
Severe or moderate frailty (eFI)	53.0	0.61	56.9	0.04^a	0.62	0.03^a	0.41	0.17
Mild or non-frail (eFI)	53.6	0.61	58.9	0.04^a	0.65	0.03^a	0.43	0.17
Aged <18 years	32.4	<0.001^a,b	43.4	<0.001^a,b	0.51	<0.001^a,b	0.26	<0.001^a,b

^aStatistically significant. ^bCompared with whole adult population. BB = Bice–Boxerman Continuity of Care Index. eFI = electronic Frailty Index. mSLICC = modified St Leonard’s Index of Continuity of Care. SLICC = St Leonard’s Index of Continuity of Care. UPC = Usual Provider of Care Index.