Table 2 Levels of sick leave prescriptions according to patient, GP and consultation characteristics

Gender

 Male

3362

709

17,4

-

-

-

-

 Female

5216

984

15,9

0.89 (0.80–0.99)

0.039

0.92 (0.82–1.03)

0.158

Age

 < 35 years old

2780

576

17,2

-

-

-

-

 35–50 years old

3085

689

18,3

1.08 (0.95–1.22)

0.228

0.80 (0.71–0.91)

0.001

 > 50 years old

2713

428

13,6

0.76 (0.66–0.87)

< 0.001

0.63 (0.55–0.73)

< 0.001

Profession (7 missing)

 Employees

3015

953

24,0

-

-

-

-

 Farmers

71

1

1,4

0.04 (0.01–0.32)

0.002

0.05 (0.00–0.22)

0.003

 Skilled workers

503

49

8,9

0.31 (0.23–0.42)

< 0.001

0.31 (0.23–0.42)

< 0.001

 Executives

872

151

14,8

0.55 (0.45–0.66)

< 0.001

0.55 (0.45–0.66)

< 0.001

 Labourers

576

223

27,9

1.22 (1.03–1.45)

0.020

1.19 (1.00–1.43)

0.054

 Intermediary profession

974

256

20,8

0.83 (0.71–0.97)

0.020

0.83 (0.71–0.97)

0.018

 Unemployed

2560

60

2,3

0.07 (0.06–0.10)

< 0.001

0.07 (0.05–0.09)

< 0.001

Duration of consultation

 < 16 min

4647

974

17,3

-

-

 >=16 min

3931

719

15,5

0.87 (0.79–0.97)

0.011

Internship supervisors’ gender

 Male

5422

1102

16,9

-

-

 Female

3156

591

15,8

0.92 (0.83–1.03)

0.141

Internship supervisors’ age

 < 50 years old

2214

427

16,2

-

-

 >=50 years old

6364

1266

16,6

1.03 (0.91–1.16)

0.613

Mode of practice

 Solo

1777

340

16,1

-

-

 Centre

127

9

6,6

0.37 (0.19–0.74)

0.005

 Group

5033

1032

17,0

1.07 (0.94–1.23)

0.311

 Multiprofessional

1641

312

16,0

0.99 (0.84–1.18)

0.941

Location of practice

 Rural

1433

289

16,8

-

-

 Semi-rural

2096

417

16,6

0.99 (0.84–1.16)

0.871

 Urban

5049

987

16,4

0.97 (0.84–1.12)

0.670

Volume of consultations

 < 5000

4258

840

16,5

-

-

 >=5000

4320

853

16,5

1.00 (0.90–1.11)

0.986