Table 3

number and percentage of GPs who reported at least one EMF-consultation, stratified by GP-characteristics.


% (95% C.I.)
OR (95% C.I.)a
pb

all GPs
69 (64 – 74)



Sex



     Male
69.5
(63.8 – 74.6)
1
(reference)

     Female
68.7
(56.8 – 78.5)
0.79
(0.40 – 1.56)
0.50
Age group (years)



     <35 – 44
78.1
(66.6 – 86.5)
1
(reference)

     45 – 54
69.8
(61.3 – 77.2)
0.52
(0.24 – 1.1)

     55 – 64
65.2
(57.0 – 72.7)
0.48
(0.23 – 1.02)

     ≥ 65
66.7
(39.1 – 86.2)
0.46
(0.1 – 2.04)
0.23
Majority of patients comes from rural/urban area



     Majority from rural area
73.4
(65 – 80.4)
1
(reference)

     Majority from urban or agglomeration area
61.9
(53.6 – 69.5)
0.53
(0.30 – 0.94)

     Equally urban or agglomeration/rural
75.6
(65.1 – 83.8)
0.83
(0.4 – 1.69)
0.079
Self-rated information level



     Rather bad
55.4
(44.1 – 66.2)
1
(reference)

     Middle
69.9
(62.7 – 76.3)
1.56
(0.86 – 2.87)

     Rather good
77.8
(68.2 – 85.1)
2.49
(1.22 – 5.1)
0.041
Complementary medicine certificate



     None
63.7
(58.0 – 69.1)
1
(reference)

     At least onec
96.6
(88.3 – 99.0)
16.1
(3.74 – 69.2)
<0.0001

Percentage of GPs who report at least one EMF consultation, stratified by GP-characteristics. aOdds ratio of reporting at least one EMF consultation after multiple logistic regression (model variables: sex, age group, urban/rural patient collective, self rated information level and complementary-medicine certificate). bp-value of likelihood ratio test after logistic regression. cAt least one of the following: traditional Chinese medicine/acupuncture, neural therapy, homeopathy or anthroposophical medicine

Huss and Röösli BMC Public Health 2006 6:267   doi:10.1186/1471-2458-6-267