Table 4. Practice B: 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	P-value, t-test
Whole population	25.9		25.3		0.50		0.23
Top decile of GP appointment numbers over 3 years	26.2	0.58	26.9	0.02^a	0.48	0.003^a	0.24	0.76
Lowest nine deciles of GP appointment numbers over 3 years	25.6	0.58	24.7	0.02^a	0.51	0.003^a	0.23	0.76
Aged ≥65 years	32.9	<0.001^a	33.6	<0.001^a	0.55	<0.001^a	0.29	<0.001^a
Aged <65 years	22.5	<0.001^a	22.3	<0.001^a	0.48	<0.001^a	0.21	<0.001^a
Male	29.9	<0.001^a	27.1	<0.001^a	0.52	<0.001^a	0.27	<0.001^a
Female	23.7	<0.001^a	24.1	<0.001^a	0.49	<0.001^a	0.21	<0.001^a
Severe or moderate frailty (eFI)	31.3	0.013^a	32.4	<0.001^a	0.52	0.85	0.26	0.50
Mild or non-frail (eFI)	26.9	0.013^a	26.0	<0.001^a	0.51	0.85	0.25	0.50
Aged <18 years	13.1	<0.001^a,b	17.8	0.001^a,b	0.42	<0.001^a,b	0.14	<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.