Patient demographic characteristics
| Safety incident reported | No safety incident reported | P value | ||
| Gender (n=1307) | ||||
| Male | n (%) | 15 (21.7) | 389 (31.4) | 0.090 |
| Female | n (%) | 54 (78.3) | 849 (68.6) | |
| Age (years) (n=1284) | n | 68 | 1216 | 0.459 |
| Mean (SE) | 48.96 (2.2) | 52.83 (1.2) | ||
| No of visits to general practice* (n=1253) | n | 66 | 1187 | 0.006† |
| Mean (SE) | 12 (1.7) | 7 (0.23) | ||
| PC PMOS score‡ (n=1323) | n | 69 | 1254 | <0.001† |
| Mean (SE) | 3.8 (0.07) | 4.2 (0.02) | ||
The denominator for some variables is less than the total sample as there were some missing data.
*Number of visits to the general practice in the previous 12 months.
†Statistically significant difference.
‡PC PMOS score uses 1–5 scale with lower scores indicating poorer safety.
PC PMOS, Primary Care Patient Measure of Safety.