Results of log-linear regression of Fragmentation of Care Index (values represent back transformation of coefficients)
| Coefficient (95% CI) | |
| Age | 0.0003*** (0.0002 to 0.0004) |
| Gender (Ref: male) | |
| Female | 0.0017 (−0.0007 to 0.0041) |
| Most frequently visited specialty (Ref: otorhinolaryngology) | |
| Haematology | 0.0743*** (0.0354 to 0.1147) |
| Endocrinology | 0.0477*** (0.0397 to 0.0557) |
| Anaesthesiology | 0.0457*** (0.0203 to 0.0716) |
| Neurosurgery | 0.0303*** (0.0162 to 0.0446) |
| Gynaecology | 0.0282*** (0.0115 to 0.0452) |
| Neurology | 0.0260*** (0.0138 to 0.0383) |
| Plastic surgery | 0.0198* (0.0018 to 0.0381) |
| Cardiology | 0.0159*** (0.0091 to 0.0228) |
| Respiratory medicine | 0.0109** (0.0033 to 0.0186) |
| General medicine | 0.0104 (−0.0041 to 0.0251) |
| Gastroenterology | 0.0028 (−0.0050 to 0.0107) |
| Infectious diseases | 0.0010 (−0.0220 to 0.0245) |
| Geriatric medicine | 0.0009 (−0.0092 to 0.0112) |
| Palliative medicine | 0.0001 (−0.0564 to 0.0600) |
| Urology | −0.0001 (−0.0061 to 0.0060) |
| Renal medicine | −0.0012 (−0.0114 to 0.0091) |
| Rheumatology | −0.0017 (−0.0113 to 0.0080) |
| Dermatology | −0.0069 (−0.0159 to 0.0023) |
| General surgery | −0.0073** (−0.0125 to -0.0021) |
| Psychiatry | −0.0105* (−0.0196 to -0.0013) |
| Orthopaedics surgery | −0.0194*** (−0.0240 to -0.0148) |
| Ophthalmology | −0.0222*** (−0.0272 to -0.0171) |
| Radiation oncology | −0.0262 (−0.1142 to 0.0706) |
| Medical oncology | −0.0647*** (−0.0800 to -0.0491) |
| Multiple | 0.3393*** (0.3320 to 0.3465) |
| Number of specialty | 0.2332*** (0.2313 to 0.2351) |
Adjusted R2=0.80.
*p<0.05; **p<0.01; ***p<0.001.