Table 3 Cox proportional hazards model: risk factors for rural family physicians leaving an appointment

Population size and remoteness classification

<5,000 and inner regional

<5,000 and outer regional

1.33

1.12

1.57

<5,000 and remote/very remote

2.65

2.03

3.46

Country of primary medical degree

Australia

‘Other’ country

1.45

1.26

1.68

Proceduralist

Yes

No

1.42

1.21

1.68

Registration

Conditional

Full

1.49

1.24

1.79

Visiting medical officer rights

Yes

No

1.49

1.30

1.71

Birth year

1945–1970

Pre 1940

1.45

1.13

1.85

1940–1945

1.36

1.03

1.79

1970–1975

1.45

1.21

1.75

After 1975

1.54

1.18

1.99

Coastal location

Yes

No

1.22

1.08

1.39