Table 5

Unadjusted and adjusted associations between self-reported low or very low morale and general practitioner (GP) attributes

UnadjustedAdjusted
OR* (95% CI)pOR* (95% CI)p
GenderMaleReference0.134Reference0.231
Female0.87 (0.72 to 1.05)0.90 (0.76 to 1.07)
Age<400.73 (0.57 to 0.93)<0.0010.69 (0.55 to 0.88)<0.001
40–49ReferenceReference
50–541.06 (0.81 to 1.37)1.10 (0.85 to 1.43)
55–590.85 (0.66 to 1.10)0.92 (0.71 to 1.18)
60–690.38 (0.26 to 0.57)0.33 (0.23 to 0.48)
70+0.07 (0.01 to 0.56)0.04 (0.01 to 0.32)
Country of qualificationUK/IrelandReference0.157Reference0.194
Europe0.74 (0.45 to 1.23)0.73 (0.45 to 1.19)
South Asia0.97 (0.32 to 3.01)0.97 (0.40 to 2.36)
Other0.50 (0.25 to 0.98)0.55 (0.29 to 1.06)
Ethnic groupWhiteReference0.534Reference0.721
Mixed0.82 (0.38 to 1.77)0.82 (0.39 to 1.72)
Asian1.59 (0.89 to 2.84)1.31 (0.81 to 2.12)
Black1.64 (0.37 to 7.21)0.82 (0.20 to 3.28)
Other1.01 (0.36 to 2.80)0.73 (0.28 to 1.89)
Role/positionGP partnerReference<0.001Reference<0.001
Salaried GP0.75 (0.59 to 0.94)0.67 (0.54 to 0.84)
Locum GP0.40 (0.30 to 0.53)0.33 (0.25 to 0.43)
Other0.22 (0.12 to 0.41)0.20 (0.11 to 0.36)
  • Adjustment was made for all factors shown in table.

  • *ORs >1 category is more likely to report low or very low morale than the reference category.