Predicting GP visits: A multinomial logistic regression investigating GP visits amongst a cohort of UK patients living with Myalgic encephalomyelitis

Table 1 Categorical characteristics of the sample

Variable	Category	Number	% of the sample
Time with ME	1–2 years	32	6.7
	2–5 years	68	14.3
	5–10 years	120	25.2
	10–15 years	81	17
	15–20 years	78	16.4
	> 20 years	97	20.4
Location	Rest of UK	417	87.6
Location	Manchester borough	59	12.4
Trust in GP	Yes	119	25
	No	224	47.1
	Unsure	133	27.9
Formal diagnosis	Yes	463	97.3
Formal diagnosis	No	13	2.7
Time to diagnosis	< 3 months	28	5.9
	3–6 months	76	16
	6 mths-1 year	119	25
	1–2 years	77	16.2
	2–5 years	78	16.4
	> 5 years	98	20.6
Gender	Female	411	86.3
Gender	Male	65	13.7
Number of GP visits	1–2 times a year	134	28.2
	3–4 times a year	161	33.8
	5–6 times a year	113	23.7
	Monthly	68	14.3

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