Table 2 |
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Associations between population characteristics, availability of GPs and mental health related prescribing (anxiolytics + antidepressants) (n = 39) |
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Explanatory variable |
B (95% CI) |
P value |
Adjusted R2 |
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Univariate linear regression |
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"Asian" ethnic group (%) |
-0.22 (-0.33 to -0.10) |
< 0.001 |
0.27 |
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First language other than English (%) |
-0.32 (-0.41 to -0.23) |
< 0.001 |
0.56 |
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Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) |
-0.02 (-0.18 to 0.13) |
0.8 |
0.03 |
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% "poor" health in past 12 months |
0.41 (-0.08 to 0.9) |
0.10 |
0.05 |
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Mental health SF-36 score (mean) |
0.31 (-0.60 to 1.22) |
0.5 |
0.01 |
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% reporting "very/fairly easy access" to GP |
0.19 (-0.10 to 0.48) |
0.19 |
0.02 |
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Number GPs per 100 000 population |
3.14 (0.47 to5.82) |
0.02 |
0.13 |
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Multivariate linear regressiona |
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Number of GPs per 10 000 population |
2.07 (0.28 to 3.87) |
0.02 |
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First language other than English (%) |
- 0.30 (-0.39 to -0.21) |
< 0.001 |
0.61 |
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a Regression model including only "number of GPs per 10 000 population" and "first language other than English" |
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Goyder et al. International Journal for Equity in Health 2006 5:4 doi:10.1186/1475-9276-5-4 |
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