Table 3.

Multivariate Model of the Association Between Male Gender and Interest in PerformingFlexible Sigmoidoscopy (FS)

Characteristic	Crude ORs fromBivariate Analyses(95% CI)	OR Adjusted forDemographicVariables (95% CI)	Fully AdjustedOR (95% CI)
Male gender	2.61 (1.10, 6.23)	2.78 (1.06, 7.25)	0.94 (0.25, 3.58)
Age	0.99 (0.95, 1.03)	0.97 (0.92, 1.01)	0.93 (0.92, 1.04)
Training in internal medicine	2.23 (1.00, 4.96)	1.83 (0.80, 4.22)	1.83 (0.60, 5.57)
Factor emphasized in decision process
Sense of duty, effectiveness of FS, or importanceof FS in routine health care	18.39 (5.84, 57.9)	—	18.0 (4.82, 67.5)
Availability of other clinicians to perform FS ortime required to perform FS	0.18 (0.07, 0.47)	—	0.17 (0.04, 0.66)
Liability concerns	0.38 (0.16, 0.91)	—	0.30 (0.09, 0.96)
Availability of equipment	2.80 (1.29, 6.09)	—	2.46 (0.79, 7.67)