Table 2

Associations with an ACVRa being performed (logistic regression models)

Factor group	Covariate	Class	Univariate		Adjusted
Factor group	Covariate	Class	OR (95% CI)	P value	OR (95% CI)	P value
Model 1 (including patient, registrar and practice variables)
Patient factors	Patient age group Referent: 45–54	55–64 years	1.20 (1.02 to 1.42)	0.027	1.19 (1.00 to 1.41)	0.044
		65–74 years	1.21 (1.04 to 1.42)	0.016	1.18 (1.00 to 1.39)	0.044
		75+years	0.74 (0.60 to 0.91)	0.005	0.66 (0.52 to 0.83)	<0.001
	Patient gender	Female	0.59 (0.53 to 0.66)	<0.001	0.61 (0.54 to 0.68)	<0.001
	Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander	Yes	1.48 (1.03 to 2.13)	0.034	1.40 (0.94 to 2.08)	0.100
	Non-English-speaking background	Yes	1.19 (0.97 to 1.46)	0.092	1.23 (0.98 to 1.55)	0.070
	Patient/practice status Referent: existing patient	New to registrar	0.66 (0.58 to 0.76)	<0.001	0.65 (0.57 to 0.75)	<0.001
	Patient/practice status Referent: existing patient	New to practice	0.27 (0.17 to 0.42)	<0.001	0.24 (0.15 to 0.38)	<0.001
Registrar factors	Qualified as doctor in Australia	Yes	0.67 (0.50 to 0.89)	0.005	0.80 (0.59 to 1.08)	0.140
	Registrar age (years)		1.03 (1.00 to 1.05)	0.026	1.00 (0.98 to 1.02)	0.98
	Years worked prior to GP training		1.05 (1.00 to 1.10)	0.031	1.03 (0.99 to 1.08)	0.147
Practice factors	Region Referent: region 1	Region 2	1.45 (0.96 to 2.19)	0.081	1.34 (0.84 to 2.15)	0.22
		Region 3	1.29 (0.94 to 1.75)	0.114	1.32 (0.95 to 1.82)	0.100
		Region 4	1.14 (0.83 to 1.56)	0.42	0.99 (0.68 to 1.43)	0.95
		Region5	1.58 (1.08 to 2.31)	0.017	1.43 (0.99 to 2.07)	0.057
	Practice routinely bulk bills	Yes	1.24 (0.99 to 1.56)	0.064	1.25 (0.97 to 1.61)	0.083
Model 2 (including all above variables+consultation variables)
Consultation factors	New problem seen	Yes	0.60 (0.53 to 0.68)	<0.001	0.68 (0.59 to 0.78)	<0.001
	Sought help any source Referent: no help sought	Other sources	1.64 (1.36 to 1.98)	<0.001	1.57 (1.25 to 1.99)	0.001
	Sought help any source Referent: no help sought	Supervisor	0.94 (0.75 to 1.18)	0.60	0.79 (0.58 to 1.06)	0.117
	Consultation duration (minutes)		1.02 (1.01 to 1.02)	<0.001	1.01 (1.00 to 1.01)	0.034
	No of problems		1.35 (1.27 to 1.44)	<0.001	1.26 (1.17 to 1.36)	<0.001
	Pathology ordered	Yes	1.72 (1.52 to 1.93)	<0.001	1.66 (1.43 to 1.92)	<0.001
	Follow-up ordered	Other GP in the practice	0.89 (0.67 to 1.17)	0.39	0.95 (0.67 to 1.34)	0.76
	Referent: no follow-up	With themselves	1.61 (1.43 to 1.80)	<0.001	1.43 (1.24 to 1.66)	<0.001
	Learning goals generated	Yes	1.47 (1.26 to 1.72)	<0.001	1.19 (0.98 to 1.44)	0.086
	Medication prescribed	Yes	0.80 (0.71 to 0.90)	<0.001	0.85 (0.74 to 0.97)	0.014

ACVRa, absolute cardiovascular risk assessment; GP, general practice.