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Table 5 Results of multivariable logistic regression, odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals

From: The relationship between gender, parenthood and practice intentions among family medicine residents: cross-sectional analysis of national Canadian survey data

 

Intend to provide comprehensive care to the same group of patients within first 3 years (Q17)

Confident in ability (Q19)

Comprehensive care - one clinical setting. (e.g. office) (16a)

Comprehensive care - multiple clinical settings (16b)

Comprehensive care that includes a special interest (16c)

Parenthood (reference male, non-parent)

 Male, parent

1.64 (1.03-2.60)

0.86 (0.42-1.79)

0.71 (0.47-1.06)

0.70 (0.45-1.10)

0.99 (0.65-1.50)

 Female, non-parent

1.17 (0.89-1.52)

1.13 (0.71-1.79)

1.34 (1.04-1.71)

1.10 (0.83-1.47)

0.94 (0.73-1.21)

 Female, parent

1.77 (1.13-2.77)

1.16 (0.56-2.42)

1.53 (1.02-2.29)

0.69 (0.45-1.05)

0.82 (0.55-1.21)

Marital Status (reference single/divorced)

 Married/Common-law

1.36 (1.06-1.76)

1.52 (0.98-2.35)

1.20 (0.95-1.52)

1.15 (0.88-1.51)

0.99 (0.78-1.26)

Location of MD training (reference Canadian MD)

 IMG

3.32 (2.22-4.97)

0.90 (0.50-1.64)

1.86 (1.29-2.69)

0.88 (0.61-1.26)

1.10 (0.78-1.55)

Region (reference Ontario)

 Western Canada

1.78 (0.13-0.25)

1.79 (1.10-2.93)

1.23 (0.95-1.60)

0.90 (0.66-1.22)

1.20 (0.92-1.57)

 Atlantic Canada

0.07 (0.04-0.12)

0.51 (0.24-1.09)

0.66 (0.38-1.14)

1.30 (0.62-2.71)

1.53 (0.83-2.82)

 Quebec

0.12 (0.08-0.18)

1.44 (0.80-2.58)

1.23 (0.90-1.68)

0.68 (0.48-0.97)

1.00 (0.73-1.36)

Age groupings (years) (reference <30)

 30-34

1.03 (0.77-1.36)

0.76 (0.46-1.23)

0.92 (0.71-1.20)

1.03 (0.76-1.40)

0.80 (0.61-1.04)

 35+

1.55 (0.98-2.46)

0.50 (0.26-0.95)

1.57 (1.04-2.37)

0.91 (0.59-1.40)

0.79 (0.53-1.17)

Childhood environment (reference urban/suburban)

 Small town

1.18 (0.86-1.63)

1.04 (0.61-1.76)

0.54 (0.41-0.71)

1.65 (1.17-2.32)

1.18 (0.88-1.58)

 Rural/remote/isolated

1.37 (0.95-1.96)

0.86 (0.50-1.49)

0.51 (0.38-0.69)

3.42 (2.14-5.46)

1.68 (1.20-2.36)

 Mixture of environment

0.96 (0.57-1.63)

1.73 (0.66-4.55)

0.62 (0.39-0.97)

1.34 (0.81-2.23)

1.25 (0.78-1.99)

 

Focused practice (16d)

Solo practice (15a)

Group physician practice (15b)

Interprofessional team-based practice (15c)

Practice that includes teaching (15d)

Parenthood (reference male, non-parent)

 Male, parent

0.72 (0.47-1.11)

0.93 (0.45-1.91)

1.80 (0.82-3.95)

1.03 (0.60-1.77)

1.42 (0.85-2.38)

 Female, non-parent

0.72 (0.56-0.92)

0.84 (0.53-1.31)

2.75 (1.67-4.53)

3.00 (2.03-4.42)

1.27 (0.95 -1.72)

 Female, parent

0.52 (0.34-0.80)

0.60 (0.28-1.28)

2.81 (1.23-6.42)

1.05 (0.62-1.76)

0.88 (0.56-1.38)

Marital Status (reference single/divorced)

 Married/Common-law

0.89 (0.70-1.14)

0.73 (0.47-1.13)

1.09 (0.67-1.78)

1.07 (0.73-1.55)

1.07 (0.81-1.42)

Location of MD training (reference Canadian MD)

 IMG

0.89 (0.61-1.28)

1.46 (0.85-2.50)

1.17 (0.59-2.33)

1.01 (0.63-1.62)

0.61 (0.41-0.91)

Region (reference Ontario)

 Western Canada

0.56 (0.43-0.74)

2.69 (1.51-4.80)

0.42 (0.21-0.83)

0.38 (0.23-0.61)

4.11 (2.97-5.70)

 Atlantic Canada

0.60 (0.33-1.10)

3.22 (1.22-8.52)

0.28 (0.09-0.86)

0.47 (0.19-1.19)

2.10 (1.09-4.06)

 Quebec

0.53 (0.38-0.74)

3.13 (1.64-5.97)

0.23 (0.11-0.48)

0.28 (0.17-0.48)

2.34 (1.63-3.37)

Age groupings (years) (reference <30)

 30-34

0.56 (0.43-0.74)

0.76 (0.46-1.25)

1.10 (0.63-1.91)

0.87 (0.59-1.27)

1.04 (0.74-1.45)

 35+

0.89 (0.59-1.36)

1.28 (0.77-2.84)

0.76 (0.36-1.63)

1.24 (0.70-2.19)

0.68 (0.44-1.07)

Childhood environment (reference urban/suburban)

 Small town

0.98 (0.73-1.32)

1.01 (0.57-1.76)

0.52 (0.30-0.91)

0.64 (0.42-0.96)

0.98 (0.70-1.37)

 Rural/remote/isolated

0.91 (0.66-1.27)

1.65 (0.96-2.83)

0.81 (0.39-1.65)

1.21 (0.70-2.08)

1.36 (0.92-2.02)

 Mixture of environment

1.98 (1.27-3.09)

1.04 (0.45-2.40)

0.49 (0.22-1.10)

0.54 (0.30-0.98)

1.27 (0.74-2.18)

 

Care across the life cycle (21a)

Intrapartum care (21b)

Mental health care (21c)

Chronic disease management (21d)

Palliative care/end of life care (21e)

Parenthood (reference male, non-parent)

 Male, parent

1.38 (0.73-2.63)

2.20 (1.43-3.37)

1.32 (0.73-2.40)

1.00 (0.49-2.03)

1.17 (0.75-1.81)

 Female, non-parent

1.95 (1.30-2.91)

3.05 (2.32-4.02)

1.85 (1.27-2.70)

1.93 (1.22-3.07)

0.87 (0.68-1.13)

 Female, parent

2.59 (1.29-5.19)

3.89 (2.60-5.82)

2.09 (1.13-3.86)

3.54 (1.38-9.12)

0.82 (0.54-1.22)

Marital Status (reference single/divorced)

 Married/Common-law

1.13 (0.76-1.67)

0.87 (0.69-1.11)

1.11 (0.77-1.60)

1.04 (0.67-1.64)

1.02 (0.80-1.30)

Location of MD training (reference Canadian MD)

 IMG

1.73 (0.93-3.20)

0.94 (0.68-1.32)

0.85 (0.52-1.41)

1.72 (0.77-3.83)

0.96 (0.67-1.36)

Region (reference Ontario)

 Western Canada

0.81 (0.51-1.30)

1.96 (1.50-2.57)

1.41 (0.93-2.14)

1.22 (0.72-2.08)

2.73 (2.08-3.57)

 Atlantic Canada

0.35 (0.16-0.77)

1.74 (1.00-3.05)

1.42 (0.54-3.76)

0.65 (0.24-1.78)

2.46 (1.33-4.53)

 Quebec

0.76 (0.44-1.34)

1.49 (1.08-2.05)

1.13 (0.68-1.85)

0.97 (0.52-1.82)

2.27 (1.64-3.13)

Age groupings (years) (reference <30)

 30-34

0.99 (0.62-1.57)

0.88 (0.67-1.16)

0.87 (0.57-1.33)

1.13 (0.66-1.92)

1.05 (0.79-1.39)

 35+

0.54 (0.30-1.00)

1.01 (0.68-1.50)

0.60 (0.34-1.05)

0.97 (0.46-2.07)

0.89 (0.59-1.33)

Childhood environment (reference urban/suburban)

 Small town

1.15 (0.69-1.91)

0.90 (0.67-1.21)

1.06 (0.66-1.68)

1.05 (0.59-1.88)

1.58 (1.17-2.14)

 Rural/remote/isolated

0.99 (0.58-1.72)

1.31 (0.96-1.78)

1.00 (0.60-1.67)

0.90 (0.49-1.68)

1.91 (1.36-2.69)

 Mixture of environment

0.67 (0.34-1.31)

1.20 (0.77-1.89)

0.75 (0.41-1.40)

0.61 (0.28-1.32)

1.13 (0.71-1.79)

 

Office-based clinical procedures (21f)

In-hospital clinical procedures (21g)

Emergency departments (21h)

In-hospital (21i)

Care in the home (21j)

Parenthood (reference male, non-parent)

 Male, parent

1.13 (0.66-1.96)

0.71 (0.47-1.06)

0.82 (0.55-1.23)

0.98 (0.65-1.50)

0.86 (0.57-1.29)

 Female, non-parent

1.39 (1.01-1.93)

0.49 (0.38-0.63)

0.46 (0.36-0.59)

0.76 (0.59-0.98)

1.07 (0.84-1.37)

 Female, parent

1.00 (0.61-1.64)

0.30 (0.20-0.44)

0.26 (0.17-0.39)

0.49 (0.33-0.73)

0.79 (0.53-1.16)

Marital Status (reference single/divorced)

 Married/Common-law

0.88 (0.65-1.20)

0.92 (0.73-1.17)

0.90 (0.71-1.14)

0.87 (0.69-1.10)

0.91 (0.72-1.15)

Location of MD training (reference Canadian MD)

 IMG

1.46 (0.88-2.43)

0.74 (0.52-1.05)

0.87 (0.62-1.22)

0.99 (0.71-1.39)

1.51 (1.09-2.10)

Region (reference Ontario)

 Western Canada

2.50 (1.75-3.58)

1.76 (1.35-2.30)

2.09 (1.60-2.73)

1.22 (0.94-1.59)

1.98 (1.52-2.58)

 Atlantic Canada

0.94 (0.48-1.84)

1.17 (0.66-2.09)

1.84 (1.05-3.24)

1.72 (0.93-3.19)

2.40 (1.39-4.15)

 Quebec

1.44 (0.97-2.14)

1.33 (0.96-1.83)

1.52 (1.10-2.11)

0.76 (0.56-1.03)

2.92 (2.13-3.99)

Age groupings (years) (reference <30)

 30-34

1.17 (0.81-1.69)

1.36 (1.04-1.77)

1.31 (1.01-1.71)

1.27 (0.97-1.67)

1.03 (0.80-1.35)

 35+

1.02 (0.61-1.71)

1.08 (0.72-1.61)

1.15 (0.77-1.71)

1.03 (0.69-1.52)

1.17 (0.80-1.35)

Childhood environment (reference urban/suburban)

 Small town

1.54 (1.03-2.30)

1.64 (1.24-2.19)

1.97 (1.48-2.62)

1.52 (1.14-2.02)

1.44 (1.09-1.91)

 Rural/remote/isolated

1.30 (0.85-1.99)

3.07 (2.25-4.19)

2.83 (2.06-3.87)

2.55 (1.81-3.60)

1.83 (1.35-2.49)

 Mixture of environment

1.01 (0.57-1.79)

2.36 (1.50-3.69)

2.14 (1.36-3.38)

0.96 (0.61-1.50)

1.12 (0.72-1.76)

 

Long-term care facilities (21k)

Marginalized, disadvantaged and vulnerable (21l)

Rural populations (21m)

Elderly populations (21n)

First Nations (21o)

Parenthood (reference male, non-parent)

 Male, parent

1.51 (1.00-2.25)

1.08 (0.71-1.63)

0.93 (0.61-1.42)

1.17 (0.58-2.37)

1.01 (0.66-1.54)

 Female, non-parent

1.03 (0.80-1.32)

1.19 (0.92-1.52)

0.84 (0.65-1.09)

1.17 (0.75-1.81)

0.98 (0.75-1.27)

 Female, parent

0.93 (0.63-1.37)

0.89 (0.60-1.32)

0.65 (0.43-0.98)

1.77 (0.84-3.71)

0.67 (0.44-1.01)

Marital Status (reference single/divorced)

 Married/Common-law

0.81 (0.64-1.02)

0.89 (0.70-1.13)

1.06 (0.83-1.34)

1.25 (0.82-1.90)

1.08 (0.84-1.38)

Location of MD training (reference Canadian MD)

 IMG

1.27 (1.06-2.03)

1.10 (0.78-1.55)

1.25 (0.88-1.77)

1.51 (0.79-2.90)

0.79 (0.56-1.11)

Region (reference Ontario)

 Western Canada

2.72 (2.09-3.54)

4.34 (3.33-5.67)

1.54 (1.19-2.00)

1.30 (0.82-2.07)

8.09 (6.02-10.86)

 Atlantic Canada

1.59 (0.91-2.78)

3.55 (2.02-6.24)

2.41 (1.32-4.42)

1.42 (0.48-4.20)

1.98 (1.10-3.56)

 Quebec

1.72 (1.25-2.36)

2.43 (1.78-3.31)

1.75 (1.28-2.41)

1.30 (0.72-2.35)

2.70 (1.92-3.80)

Age groupings (years) (reference <30)

 30-34

0.91 (0.70-1.18)

1.22 (0.93-1.59)

1.33 (1.01-1.75)

0.74 (0.46-1.19)

1.13 (0.86-1.49)

 35+

1.16 (0.79-1.70)

1.14 (0.77-1.70)

1.15 (0.77-1.72)

0.42 (0.22-0.79)

1.10 (0.73-1.65)

Childhood environment (reference urban/suburban)

 Small town

1.26 (0.95-1.68)

0.98 (0.73-1.30)

2.14 (1.60-2.86)

1.22 (0.70-2.12)

1.22 (0.90-1.65)

 Rural/remote/isolated

1.54 (1.13-2.10)

1.30 (0.94-1.78)

5.08 (3.53-7.31)

1.03 (0.58-1.83)

1.98 (1.42-2.76)

 Mixture of environment

1.03 (0.66-1.62)

0.79 (0.50-1.25)

1.81 (1.14-2.87)

0.68 (0.34-1.35)

1.57 (0.97-2.53)

  1. Note: odds ratios significant at p <0.05 are indicated in italics