Table 3:

Multilevel logistic regression model (short)*

VariableModel; OR (95% CI)
A.0A.1.0A.4.0A.4.1A.4.2
Patient sex (reference: male)
 Female0.896 (0.752–5.185)0.909 (0.758–1.091)0.908 (0.757–1.090)0.91 (0.759–1.092)
Patient age (demeaned)0.999 (0.993–7.078)1.001 (0.995–1.006)1.001 (0.995–1.007)1.001 (0.995–1.007)
Income (reference: middle and high income)
 Low income2.065 (1.731–118.140)2.048 (1.707–2.458)2.059 (1.716–2.470)2.042 (1.702–2.450)
General practitioner sex (reference: male)
 Female1.05 (0.857–8.227)1.041 (0.844–1.284)1.054 (0.855–1.300)1.031 (0.836–1.272)
General practitioner age (demeaned)0.999 (0.989–7.078)1.001 (0.991–1.011)1.001 (0.991–1.011)1.001 (0.991–1.011)
Location of general practitioner practice (reference: urban)
Rural0.921 (0.713–5.605)0.858 (0.655–1.125)0.858 (0.655–1.125)0.857 (0.653–1.126)
Person-centred care0.923 (0.869–0.981)0.921 (0.867–0.979)0.924 (0.870–0.982)
Structure0.031 (0.004–0.234)
Process
 Access0.01 (0.001–0.084)
 Comprehensiveness0.151 (0.020–1.112)
Intercept, variance ± SD−2.682 ± 0.166−2.972 ± 0.1945.201 ± 2.3037.723 ± 2.4061.937 ± 2.42
Variance ± SD country0.738 ± 0.2150.787 ± 0.2320.571 ± 0.1770.474 ± 0.1520.723 ± 0.217
Variance ± SD general practitioner0.978 ± 0.1411.023 ± 0.1511.069 ± 0.1591.07 ± 0.161.07 ± 0.159
Variance partition coefficient country, %14.75
Variance partition coefficient general practitioner, %19.54
  • Note: CI = confidence interval, OR = odds ratio, SD = standard deviation.

  • * The full model is provided in Appendix 1, available at www.cmajopen.ca/content/6/2/E176/suppl/DC1.

  • Controlled for patient and general practitioner characteristics.

  • Except where noted otherwise.