Table 1 Summary statistics: GP practices in Ireland
From: Knowledge is power: general practitioners prescribing of new oral anticoagulants in Ireland
Variable name | Full sample (N = 221) | Initiating prescribers (N = 101) | Non initiating prescribers (N = 120) |
|---|---|---|---|
Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | |
Age | 53 (10.23) | 52 (9.71) | 53 (10.66) |
No. of GMS | 1681 (1380) | 1972 (1439) | 1427 (1279) |
No. of private | 2037 (2205) | 2472 (2583) | 1658 (1738) |
Size of the practice | 3616 (3148) | 4345 (3662) | 2988 (2476) |
No. of employees | 5 (4) | 5 (4) | 5 (4) |
| Â | Freq (%) | Freq (%) | Freq (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Males | 154 (70) | 74 (73) | 80 (67) |
Munster | 108 (49) | 53 (52) | 55 (46) |
Leinster | 63 (29) | 25 (25) | 38 (32) |
Connaght | 33 (15) | 17 (17) | 16 (13) |
Ulster | 10 (5) | 6 (6) | 8 (7) |
City | 69 (31) | 24 (24) | 45 (37) |
Large Town (3000–10,000) | 67 (30) | 34 (34) | 33 (27) |
Small town (800–3000) | 45 (20) | 29 (29) | 16 (13) |
Village (< 800) | 28 (14) | 10 (10) | 18 (15) |
Rural | 12 (5) | 4 (3) | 8 (7) |
Anticoagulation clinic | 7 (3) | 4 (4) | 3 (2) |
Dispensing clinic | 15 (7) | 8 (8) | 7(6) |
Physiotherapy clinic | 44 (2) | 17 (17) | 27 (22) |
Diet clinic | 40 (18) | 17 (17) | 23 (17) |
GP training practice | 73 (33) | 37 (37) | 36 (30) |