Multilevel analysis
| Number of patients | Number of patients with ≥1 ACSC | OR | Likelihood ratio test | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics of the GP | ||||
| List size | 0.0935 | |||
| Large | 387 451 | 3594 (0.93%) | 0.96 (0.87 to 1.05) | |
| Medium | 1 180 860 | 12 950 (1.10%) | Reference | |
| Small | 391 371 | 4507 (1.15%) | 0.92 (0.84 to 1.00) | |
| Frequency of patient visits | <0.0001 | |||
| High | 356 361 | 3592 (1.01%) | 1.29 (1.21 to 1.37) | |
| Intermediate | 1 382 634 | 15 128 (1.09%) | Reference | |
| Low | 220 678 | 2331 (1.05%) | 1.08 (0.99 to 1.17) | |
| Rate of referral | <0.0001 | |||
| High | 485 792 | 5005 (1.03%) | 1.02 (0.95 to 1.09) | |
| Intermediate | 1 175 905 | 13 031 (1.11%) | Reference | |
| Low | 297 985 | 3015 (1.01%) | 1.33 (1.24 to 1.41) | |
| Prescribing costs | 0.0003 | |||
| High | 349 560 | 3836 (1.10%) | 1.16 (1.09 to 1.24) | |
| Intermediate | 1 298 466 | 13 823 (1.07%) | Reference | |
| Low | 311 656 | 3836 (1.09%) | 1.02 (0.94 to 1.09) | |
| Characteristics of the primary care centre | ||||
| Size of the centre | 0.5684 | |||
| Large | 370 318 | 3561 (0.96%) | 1.03 (0.86 to 1.21) | |
| Medium | 1 269 509 | 13 914 (1.10%) | Reference | |
| Small | 319 855 | 3576 (1.12%) | 0.94 (0.81 to 1.07) | |
| Staff satisfaction | 0.6945 | |||
| High | 389 948 | 4531 (1.16%) | 0.99 (0.86 to 1.12) | |
| Intermediate | 1 187 944 | 12 844 (1.08%) | Reference | |
| Low | 381 790 | 3676 (0.96%) | 0.94 (0.80 to 1.08) | |
| Percentage of immigrants in the population | 0.9170 | |||
| High | 393 285 | 4754 (1.21%) | 0.98 (0.83 to 1.14) | |
| Intermediate | 1 173 120 | 12 045 (1.03%) | Reference | |
| Low | 393 277 | 4252 (1.08%) | 1.02 (0.89 to 1.16) | |
| Percentage of elderly individuals in the population | 0.5818 | |||
| High | 389 721 | 4474 (1.15%) | 1.02 (0.89 to 1.16) | |
| Intermediate | 1 186 379 | 12 927 (1.09%) | Reference | |
| Low | 383 582 | 3650 (0.95%) | 1.08 (0.93 to 1.23) | |
Impact of the variables related to the general practitioner (GP) and primary care centre on hospitalisation for ambulatory care sensitive conditions (ACSCs).