Table 3.

Predictors of self-prescribing nine years after graduation (T3) among 252 Norwegian physicians

	Crude Odds Ratio (95% CI)	Adjusted Odds Ratio (95% CI)
Age	1.07 (0.97–1.18)	1.09 (0.94–1.25)
Gender (1 = male)	1.6 (0.9–3.0)	3.3 (1.3–8.5) *
Self-prescription at T1	3.1 (1.4–6.8) **	2.7 (1.01–7.4) *
Somatic complaints at T3	1.4 (1.2–1.7) ***	1.5 (1.1–1.9) **
Mental distress at T3	1.2 (1.07–1.24) ***	1.13 (1.01–1.25) *
Subjective health complaints at T3	1.2 (1.1–1.3) ***	1.2 (1.08–1.4) **
Sought general practitioner (last year) at T3	0.9 (0.5–1.8)	0.2 (0.1–0.7) *

* P < 0.05.

** P < 0.01.

*** P < 0.001.