Table 2 Characteristics associated with stage of training

Registrar round level (n = 5798)

Registrar factors

Registrar gender

Male

871 (38%)

834 (40%)

538 (38%)

 < 0.001

Female

1415 (62%)

1260 (60%)

863 (62%)

Registrar Full Time or Part Time

Part-time

467 (21%)

367 (18%)

393 (30%)

 < 0.0001

Full-time

1737 (79%)

1618 (82%)

914 (70%)

Qualified as doctor in Australia

No

440 (19%)

384 (18%)

247 (18%)

0.0526

Yes

1845 (81%)

1703 (82%)

1147 (82%)

Registrar age

mean (SD)

32 (6)

33 (6)

33 (6)

 < 0.0001

Practice factors

Practice size

Small

913 (41%)

706 (36%)

452 (35%)

 < 0.0001

Large

1292 (59%)

1276 (64%)

845 (65%)

Practice routinely bulk bills

No

1639 (72%)

1505 (73%)

1068 (77%)

0.0016

Yes

637 (28%)

552 (27%)

320 (23%)

Rurality

Major city

1334 (59%)

1243 (61%)

867 (62%)

 < 0.0001

Inner regional

607 (27%)

528 (26%)

375 (27%)

Outer regional / remote / very remote

336 (15%)

279 (14%)

150 (11%)

Geographic Region

Region 1

513 (22%)

487 (23%)

381 (27%)

 < 0.0001

Region 2

153 (7%)

159 (8%)

104 (7%)

Region 3

238 (10%)

224 (11%)

187 (13%)

Region 4

779 (34%)

722 (34%)

556 (40%)

Region 5

64 (3%)

59 (3%)

12 (0.9%)

Region 6

547 (24%)

449 (21%)

164 (12%)

SEIFA index

mean (SD)

5 (3)

6 (3)

6 (3)

 < 0.0001

Consultation level (n = 321,414)

Patient factors

Patient age group

0–14

21,724 (17%)

20,106 (18%)

13,183 (17%)

0.0132

15–34

35,048 (28%)

30,839 (27%)

21,018 (28%)

35–64

47,947 (38%)

42,302 (37%)

27,760 (37%)

65 + 

22,657 (18%)

20,431 (18%)

13,488 (18%)

Patient gender

Male

50,206 (40%)

44,559 (40%)

29,164 (39%)

0.0202

Female

75,694 (60%)

68,201 (60%)

45,806 (61%)

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander

No

118,669 (98%)

104,752 (98%)

71,361 (99%)

0.0348

Yes

2033 (2%)

1848 (2%)

1019 (1%)

Non-English speaking background

No

109,919 (90%)

98,601 (92%)

67,877 (93%)

 < 0.0001

Yes

11,696 (10%)

8754 (8%)

4909 (7%)

Patient/practice status

Existing patient

43,921 (35%)

49,638 (44%)

32,257 (43%)

 < 0.0001

New to registrar

72,176 (57%)

55,169 (49%)

37,457 (50%)

New to practice

10,200 (8%)

7943 (7%)

5446 (7%)

Consultation factors

Chronic problem

No

95,686 (74%)

84,822 (74%)

55,943 (73%)

0.1096

Yes

33,892 (26%)

30,492 (26%)

20,579 (27%)

Sought help any source

No

89,911 (69%)

90,279 (78%)

63,872 (83%)

 < 0.0001

Yes

39,667 (31%)

25,035 (22%)

12,650 (17%)

Consultation duration

mean (SD)

19 (10)

17 (9)

17 (9)

 < 0.0001

Number of problems

mean (SD)

2 (1)

2 (1)

2 (1)

 < 0.0001

Consultation outcome factors

Imaging ordered

No

114,326 (88%)

102,353 (89%)

68,350 (89%)

 < 0.0001

Yes

15,252 (12%)

12,961 (11%)

8172 (11%)

Pathology ordered

No

100,386 (77%)

90,208 (78%)

60,039 (78%)

0.0002

Yes

29,192 (23%)

25,106 (22%)

16,483 (22%)

Learning goals^a generated

No

83,898 (68%)

83,645 (76%)

60,082 (82%)

 < 0.0001

Yes

39,578 (32%)

26,180 (24%)

13,009 (18%)

Follow-up ordered

No

56,493 (44%)

52,340 (45%)

35,231 (46%)

 < 0.0001

Yes

73,085 (56%)

62,974 (55%)

41,291 (54%)

Referral ordered

No

107,211 (83%)

95,522 (83%)

63,393 (83%)

0.8611

Yes

22,367 (17%)

19,792 (17%)

13,129 (17%)

Medication prescribed

No

54,047 (42%)

50,998 (44%)

33,314 (44%)

 < 0.0001

Yes

75,531 (58%)

64,316 (56%)

43,208 (56%)

Procedure performed

No

115,608 (89%)

105,838 (92%)

69,177 (90%)

 < 0.0001

Yes

13,970 (11%)

9476 (8%)

7345 (10%)