Table 3.
Association Between Physician, Practice, and Community Characteristics and Perception of the Impact Social Determinants of Health Have on Their Patients’ Health.
| Characteristics | Composite Score for the Perception of the Impact Social Determinants of Health Have on Their Patient’s Health | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bivariate Analysis | Multivariate Analysis | |||||
| N | Mean Composite Score (SD) | P | N | Adjusted Mean Composite Score (SD) | P | |
| Gender | ||||||
| Female | 354 | 3.17 (0.57) | Ref | 298 | 3.17 (0.15) | Ref |
| Male | 2.84 (0.66) | <.001 | 2.87 (0.14) | .001 | ||
| Age | ||||||
| <45 | 346 | 3.10 (0.68) | Ref | 298 | 3.12 (0.20) | Ref |
| 45-64 | 2.96 (0.64) | .08 | 2.98 (0.20) | .98 | ||
| >65 | 2.89 (0.58) | .07 | 2.91 (0.19) | .86 | ||
| Year since residency | ||||||
| New (7 or less years) | 354 | 3.14 (0.70) | Ref | 298 | 3.17 (0.18) | Ref |
| Experienced (8 or more years) | 2.96 (0.62) | .02 | 2.97 (0.19) | .36 | ||
| Place of graduation | ||||||
| International graduates | 354 | 3.00 (0.80) | Ref | |||
| Graduates from US/Canada | 3.00 (0.62) | .99 | ||||
| Degree | ||||||
| MD | 354 | 3.00 (0.65) | Ref | |||
| DO | 3.01 (0.61) | .85 | ||||
| Area of practice | ||||||
| Urban | 310 | 3.01 (0.66) | Ref | |||
| Non-urban | 3.00 (0.51) | .90 | ||||
| Training | ||||||
| No additional training or unknown | 340 | 2.96 (0.65) | Ref | 298 | 2.97 (0.20) | Ref |
| LM training | 3.23 (0.46) | .31 | 3.08 (0.18) | .54 | ||
| Other training a | 3.08 (0.10) | .10 | 3.09 (0.20) | .35 | ||
| Social deprivation index (score) | ||||||
| 0-24 | 331 | 2.79 (0.68) | Ref | 298 | 2.85 (0.16) | Ref |
| 25-49 | 3.03 (0.63) | .01 | 3.03 (0.15) | .07 | ||
| 50-74 | 3.06 (0.62) | .004 | 3.03 (0.16) | .11 | ||
| 75-100 | 3.24 (0.57) | <.001 | 3.24 (0.16) | .001 | ||
a(Such as health coach, diabetes educator, exercise specialist, dietician/nutritionist, public health degree).