Table 3 Strength of association between characteristics of Australian specialist doctors and providing rural outreach services
Covariates of interest | Providing outreach | Univariate odds ratio (95% confidence interval)a | P value | Multivariate odds ratio (95% confidence interval)a c | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes (n) | % yesa | |||||
Total | 909 | 19 | ||||
Sex | ||||||
Female | 194 | 15 | Reference | Reference | ||
Male | 715 | 20 | 1.47 (1.22 to 1.76) | <0.0001 | 1.38 (1.12 to 1.69) | 0.002 |
Age (grouped by 5 years) | 909 | Mean 50.9 SD 9.68 | 1.00 (0.97 to 1.04) | 0.06 | 0.98 (0.94 to 1.01) | 0.28 |
Location of residence b | ||||||
Metro | 616 | 17 | Reference | Reference | ||
Inner regional | 208 | 33 | 2.28 (1.88 to 2.77) | <0.0001 | 2.07 (1.68 to 2.54) | <0.0001 |
Outer regional/remote | 78 | 43 | 3.55 (2.54 to 4.96) | <0.0001 | 3.40 (2.38 to 4.87) | <0.0001 |
Years of Rural background b | ||||||
Nil | 618 | 19 | Reference | Reference | ||
1 to 10 | 103 | 22 | 1.23 (0.96 to 1.58) | 0.10 | 1.21 (0.93 to 1.56) | 0.16 |
11+ | 174 | 25 | 1.39 (1.14 to 1.70) | 0.001 | 1.24 (1.00 to 1.55) | 0.06 |
Practice arrangements b | ||||||
Public only | 198 | 18 | Reference | Reference | ||
Private to hospital and consulting rooms | 525 | 22 | 1.29 (1.06 to 1.56) | 0.01 | 1.24 (1.01 to 1.53) | 0.04 |
Private to hospital only | 135 | 15 | 0.78 (0.60 to 1.00) | 0.05 | 0.78 (0.60 to 1.02) | 0.07 |
Specialist group b | ||||||
Pathologist | 33 | 16 | Reference | Reference | ||
Surgeon | 146 | 24 | 1.58 (1.03 to 2.44) | 0.04 | 1.34 (0.82 to 2.19) | 0.24 |
Internal physician | 301 | 24 | 1.57 (1.04 to 2.37) | 0.03 | 1.57 (0.99 to 2.49) | 0.06 |
Other specialist | 425 | 18 | 1.13 (0.75 to 1.68) | 0.50 | 1.14 (0.73 to 1.80) | 0.56 |