| 1999–2000 (N = 1,047 GPs) | 2002–2003 (1,008 GPs) | |||
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Parameter | Estimate(SE) | Deff (a) | ICC(SE) | Estimate | ICC(SE) |
Demographics | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Sex (% female) | 59.0 (.39) | 6.4 | .055 (.003) | 59.3 | .066 (.003) |
Age (years) – mean | 44.5 (.31) | 16.6 | .159 (.006) | 45.4 | .153 (.006) |
Holds health care card (%) | 40.1 (.70) | 21.4 | .206 (.007) | 42.7 | .209 (.008) |
Patient language (c) (%) | 7.0 (.53) | 45.6 | .451 (.011) | 8.8 | .423 (.011) |
Morbidity | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Number of problems (per 100 encounters) | 149.5 (.86) | 13.6 | .127 (.005) | 148.7 | .141 (.006) |
Problem by ICPC-2 chapter (b) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Cardiovascular (%) | 15.2 (.29) | 6.7 | .057Â (.003) | 15.3 | .056 (.003) |
Respiratory (%) | 21.0 (.26) | 4.2 | .032Â (.002) | 19.0 | .040 (.002) |
Psychological (%) | 10.6 (.25) | 6.8 | .059Â (.003) | 10.6 | .061 (.003) |
Endocrine/Metabolic (%) | 8.8 (.18) | 4.2 | .032Â (.002) | 10.1 | .031 (.002) |
Blood (%) | 1.7 (.08) | 3.7 | .027Â (.002) | 1.4 | .007 (.001) |
Digestive (%) | 9.6 (.12) | 1.8 | .008Â (.001) | 9.7 | .010 (.001) |
Eye (%) | 2.8 (.06) | 1.5 | .005Â (.001) | 2.6 | .003 (.001) |
Musculoskeletal (%) | 16.3 (.23) | 4.1 | .032Â (.002) | 16.5 | .045 (.002) |
Skin (%) | 16.1 (.19) | 2.7 | .017Â (.001) | 15.9 | .042 (.002) |
General unspecified (%) | 14.0 (.22) | 4.3 | .034Â (.002) | 15.8 | .043 (.002) |
Treatment (% of encounters) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Any medications | 67.0 (.37) | 6.6 | .056Â (.003) | 64.4 | .068Â (.003) |
Any referrals | 11.2 (.20) | 4.1 | .031Â (.002) | 12.0 | .033Â (.002) |
Any pathology tests ordered | 14.7 (.26) | 5.8 | .048Â (.002) | 16.0 | .046Â (.002) |
Any imaging tests ordered | 6.9 (.15) | 3.8 | .028Â (.002) | 7.8 | .029Â (.002) |