Table 4.
Number of GPs who believed that EMFs can cause symptoms
| all GPs | % (95% C.I.) | OR (95% C.I.)a | pb |
|
61.4
(56.1 – 66.4) |
|||
| Sex | |||
| Male | 57.8 (51.9 – 63.5) |
1 (reference) |
|
| Female | 76.1 (64.7 – 84.7) |
1.76 (0.89 – 3.53) |
0.095 |
| Age group | |||
| <35 – 44 | 70.3 (58.2 – 80.1) |
1 (reference) |
|
| 45 – 54 | 66.7 (58.1 – 74.3) |
0.76 (0.38 – 1.53) |
|
| 55 – 64 | 55.1 (46.7 – 63.1) |
0.65 (0.33 – 1.29) |
|
| ≥ 65 | 25 (8.9 – 53.2) |
0.22 (0.04 – 1.2) |
0.25 |
| Majority of patients comes from rural/urban area | |||
| Majority from rural area | 63.7 (55 – 71.6) |
1 (reference) |
|
| Majority from urban or agglomeration area | 54.7 (46.4 – 62.7) |
0.57 (0.33 – 0.99) |
|
| Equally urban or agglomeration/rural | 70.5 (59.6 – 79.5) |
0.85 (0.43 – 1.68) |
0.12 |
| Self-rated information level | |||
| Rather bad | 58.1 (46.7 – 68.7) |
1 (reference) |
|
| Middle | 66.5 (59.1 – 73.1) |
1.22 (0.67 – 2.23) |
|
| Rather good | 56.7 (46.4 – 66.4) |
0.76 (0.39 – 1.5) |
0.27 |
| Complementary-medicine certificate | |||
| None | 54.6 (48.8 – 60.3) |
1 (reference) |
|
| At least onec | 94.8 (85.9 – 98.2) |
13.75 (4.09 – 46.2) |
<0.0001 |
Percentage of GPs who believe that EMF can cause symptoms, stratified by GP-characteristics. aOdds ratio of believing that EMF can cause symptoms compared to not believing or being unsure about it after multiple logistic regression (model variables: sex, age group, urban/rural patient collective, self rated information level and complementary-medicine certificate). bp-value after likelihood ratio test cAt least one of the following: traditional Chinese medicine/acupuncture, neural therapy, homeopathy or anthroposophical medicine.