Factors associated with duration of nurse consultations
| Change in duration (s) | P value | 95% CI | |
| Female gender (male=reference) | −11.06 | 0.000 | −15.24 to −6.88 |
| IMD (first quintile=reference) | |||
| Second quintile | 7.58 | 0.024 | 1.01 to 14.16 |
| Third quintile | −0.40 | 0.912 | −7.56 to 6.75 |
| Fourth quintile | 5.49 | 0.158 | −2.14 to 13.11 |
| Fifth quintile (most deprived) | 8.04 | 0.066 | −0.53 to 16.62 |
| Unknown | −26.93 | 0.007 | −46.39 to −7.46 |
| Smoking status (non-smoker=reference) | |||
| Current smoker | 26.67 | 0.000 | 20.80 to 32.55 |
| Ex-smoker | 15.20 | 0.000 | 9.80 to 20.60 |
| Unknown | 21.06 | 0.000 | 13.17 to 28.94 |
| Age group (0–14 years=reference) | |||
| 15–24 years | 52.30 | 0.000 | 41.70 to 62.91 |
| 25–44 years | 71.85 | 0.000 | 62.54 to 81.16 |
| 45–64 years | 113.15 | 0.000 | 103.70 to 122.59 |
| 65–74 years | 73.81 | 0.000 | 63.71 to 83.90 |
| 75+ years | 75.68 | 0.000 | 65.61 to 85.75 |
| Telephone consultation (face-to-face=reference) | −279.34 | 0.000 | −288.18 to −270.50 |
| Number of FTE GPs (≤2= reference) | |||
| >2 and ≤4 | −85.82 | 0.004 | −144.44 to −27.20 |
| >4 and ≤6 | −82.57 | 0.004 | −138.53 to −26.61 |
| >6 and ≤8 | −82.90 | 0.008 | −144.25 to −21.55 |
| >8 and ≤19 | −78.14 | 0.020 | −143.96 to −12.32 |
| Unknown | −235.93 | 0.140 | −549.15 to 77.29 |
| Nurse consultation rate (centred, per 1000 per 10 000 person-years) | −9.19 | 0.000 | −11.53 to −6.84 |
| Mean duration | 598.72 | 0.000 | 549.66 to 647.78 |
FTE, full-time equivalent; GP, general practitioner; IMD, index of multiple deprivation.