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Table 2 Characteristics of GPs working in a deprived practice

From: Widening access to medicine may improve general practitioner recruitment in deprived and rural communities: survey of GP origins and current place of work

Characteristic

No (%) working in a deprived practice

Unadjusted OR (95 % CI)

Adjusted OR (95 % CI)

p-value (adjusted)

Male (n = 413)

36 (8.7)

1

-

 

Female (n = 383)

31 (8.1)

0.92 (0.56 to 1.52)

  

25–40 years (n = 164)

11 (6.7)

1

-

 

41–55 years (n = 492)

48 (9.8)

1.50 (0.76 to 2.97)

  

56–75 years (n = 145)

8 (5.5)

0.81 (0.32 to 2.08)

  

Graduation year

    

   1970–79 (n = 180)

14 (7.8)

1

-

 

   1980–89 (n = 375)

36 (9.6)

1.26 (0.61 to 2.40)

  

   1990–99 (n = 194)

13 (6.7)

0.85 (0.39 to 1.87)

  

   2000–05 (n = 49)

4 (8.2)

1.05 (0.33 to 3.36)

  

Socioeconomic status

    

   NS-SEC 1 (High) (n = 611)

44 (7.2)

1

1

 

   NS-SEC 2 (n = 21)

1 (4.8)

0.64 (0.08 to 4.91)

0.64 (0.08 to 4.91)

0.71

   NS-SEC 3 (n = 56)

4 (7.1)

0.99 (0.34 to 2.87)

0.99 (0.34 to 2.87)

0.94

   NS-SEC 4 (n = 63)

8 (12.7)

1.87 (0.84 to 4.18)

1.87 (0.84 to 4.18)

0.12

   NS-SEC 5 (Low) (n = 34)

8 (23.5)

3.97 (1.70 to 9.27)

3.97 (1.70 to 9.27)

0.001