Table 3.

Physician Religious Characteristics by Religious Affiliation

Religious Affiliation (N)	Intrinsic Religiosity*		Religion Influences Medicine†		Religious Coping‡
	%	OR [95% CI]	%	OR [95% CI]	%	OR [95% CI]
Protestant (427)	73	1.0 [referent]	70	1.0 [referent]	60	1.0 [referent]
Catholic (244)	68	0.8 [0.5 to 1.1]	63	0.7 [0.5 to 1.1]	58	0.9 [0.6 to 1.3]
Jewish (181)	34	0.2 [0.1 to 0.3]	31	0.2 [0.1 to 0.3]	15	0.1 [0.1 to 0.2]
Atheist, Agnostic, or None (117)	20	0.1 [0.05 to 0.2]	14	0.07 [0.04 to 0.1]	8	0.1 [0.03 to 0.1]
Hindu (53)	31	0.2 [0.1 to 0.3]	37	0.2 [0.1 to 0.5]	66	1.3 [0.7 to 2.4]
Muslim (33)	40	0.2 [0.1 to 0.6]	59	0.6 [0.3 to 1.4]	74	1.8 [0.7 to 4.7]
Orthodox (22)	70	0.9 [0.3 to 2.4]	63	0.7 [0.3 to 1.9]	57	0.9 [0.3 to 2.3]
Mormon (17)	76	1.1 [0.4 to 3.6]	72	1.1 [0.3 to 3.5]	70	1.5 [0.5 to 4.5]
Buddhist (13)	67	0.8 [0.2 to 2.9]	89	3.5 [0.4 to 28.1]	21	0.2 [0.04 to 0.9]
Other (18)	76	1.2 [0.4 to 3.7]	69	0.9 [0.3 to 2.8]	62	1.1 [0.4 to 3.0]

Odds ratios by logistic regression with Protestants as the index category.

^*Intrinsic religiosity: “I try hard to carry my religious beliefs over into all my other dealings in life,” Agree or Strongly agree.

^†Religion influences medicine: “My religious beliefs influence my practice of medicine,” Agree or Strongly agree.

^‡Religious coping: When faced with a major problem …“I look to God for strength, support and guidance,” A great deal or Quite a bit.

OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.