Relationship between practice and personal characteristics of GPs and their prescribing costs
| Prescribing cost category | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | Low | Medium | High | p value |
| LISI=low income scheme index. | ||||
| Geometric mean (95% CI) LISI score | 9.72 (8.7 to 10.9) | 11.57 (10.6 to 12.7) | 16.22 (14.9 to 17.7) | <0.01 |
| Sex of GP (% male) | 65.4% | 69.4% | 73.0% | 0.02 |
| Occupational commitment (% part time) | 17.9% | 16.9% | 17.7% | 0.95 |
| GP is a GP trainer (% yes) | 20.2% | 12.0% | 9.7% | 0.01 |
| Mean (95% CI) number of GPs in practice | 3.94 (3.58 to 4.30) | 4.58 (4.22 to 4.95) | 3.62 (3.32 to 3.97) | 0.14 |
| Fundholding status (% fundholding) | 51.1% | 53.6% | 44.6% | 0.28 |
| Dispensing status (% dispensing) | 10.4% | 16.5% | 13.4% | 0.47 |