Table 3 |
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Multivariate Associations Between Characteristics of Rheumatologists and Responses Regarding Perceived Benefit and Likelihood of Recommending CAM |
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OR (95% CI) |
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Characteristic |
Benefita |
Recommendb |
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Age (per 10 y) |
0.9 (0.7-1.3) |
0.8 (0.6-1.1) |
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Sex (Female) |
1.9 (1.1-3.4) |
1.7 (0.9-2.9) |
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Race (White) |
1.3 (0.5-3.2) |
1.5 (0.6-4.0) |
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Practice Setting (vs Solo) |
P = .65 |
P = .67 |
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Group |
0.9 (0.5-1.6) |
1.3 (0.7-2.3) |
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Institutional/Other |
1.3 (0.5-3.8) |
0.8 (0.3-2.6) |
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Academic |
0.7 (0.3-1.4) |
1.0 (0.5-1.9) |
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Region (vs Northeast) |
P = .49 |
P = .07 |
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South |
1.3 (0.8-2.2) |
1.6 (0.9-2.7) |
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Midwest |
1.5 (0.7-3.4) |
0.8 (0.3-1.8) |
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West |
0.8 (0.3-2.1) |
0.6 (0.2-1.7) |
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Place of Birth (not North America) |
1.8 (0.8-4.0) |
2.5 (1.1-5.6) |
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Abbreviations: CAM, complementary and alternative medicine; CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio. a OR for a composite response of 4 or more of 6 CAM therapies rated as "very" or "moderately" beneficial vs 3 or fewer of 6 CAM therapies with the same responses. Bolded entries indicate statistical significance. b OR for a composite response of 4 or more of 6 CAM therapies rated as "very likely" or "somewhat likely" to recommend vs 3 or fewer of 6 CAM therapies with the same responses. Bolded entries indicate statistical significance. |
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Manek et al. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2010 10:5 doi:10.1186/1472-6882-10-5 |
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