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Table 3 Adjusted hazard ratios from multivariable Cox regression

From: How long does it take patients to find a new primary care physician when theirs retires: a population-based, longitudinal study

  Hazard ratio 95% CI P-value
Patient characteristics    
Male sex 0.92 0.88–0.95  < 0.0001
Age group (reference =  < 20)    
20–29 1.18 1.02–1.36 0.028
30–39 1.47 1.29–1.66  < 0.0001
40–49 1.85 1.65–2.06  < 0.0001
50–59 2.37 2.12–2.64  < 0.0001
60–69 2.92 2.61–3.26  < 0.0001
70–79 3.26 2.91–3.65  < 0.0001
 >  = 80 3.04 2.68–3.44  < 0.0001
Health authority of residence (reference = interior health)  
Fraser health 0.90 0.84–0.97 0.008
Vancouver coastal 0.73 0.67–0.78  < 0.0001
Vancouver Island 0.86 0.80–0.93  < 0.0001
Northern health 0.95 0.85–1.06 0.358
Income quintile (reference = 1, lowest)   
2 1.05 0.99–1.12 0.098
3 1.04 0.98–1.11 0.187
4 1.03 0.97–1.10 0.302
5 (highest) 1.07 1.00–1.13 0.036
Major ADGs (reference = 0)    
1 1.05 1.01–1.1 0.028
2 1.08 1.02–1.15 0.015
3 1.20 1.08–1.33 0.001
4 +  1.19 1.00–1.41 0.052
Regional primary care supply 1.00 0.98–1.01 0.470
Physician characteristics    
Male sex 0.90 0.85–0.96 0.001
Age group (reference =  < 55)    
56–59 1.28 1.19–1.38  < 0.0001
60–64 1.36 1.28–1.45  < 0.0001
65–69 1.34 1.24–1.44  < 0.0001
70–74 1.25 1.15–1.35  < 0.0001
75 +  1.35 1.23–1.49  < 0.0001
Trained in Canada (vs international) 1.03 0.97–1.08 0.356