Table 4.
Adjusted odds ratios with 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) for offering test/treatment in four clinical scenarios
| Adjusted odds ratio* (95% CI) | P value | |
| CLINICAL SCENARIO 1 | ||
| Patient expectation: | ||
| Wonders about mammography | 1.00+ | |
| Requests mammography | 3.11 (1.72 to 5.64) | <.001 |
| Demands mammography | 5.15 (2.87 to 9.23) | <.0001 |
| CLINICAL SCENARIO 2 | ||
| Patient expectation: | ||
| Wonders about x-ray | 1.00+ | |
| Requests x-ray | 2.08 (1.06 to 4.09) | <.0001 |
| Demands x-ray | 3.95 (2.07 to 7.54) | <.0001 |
| CLINICAL SCENARIO 3 | ||
| Patient expectation: | ||
| Wonders about antibiotics | 1.00+ | |
| Requests antibiotics | 0.89 (0.49 to 1.63) | 0.71 NS |
| Demands antibiotics | 1.51 (0.84 to 2.70) | 0.17 NS |
| Type of practice: | ||
| Group | 1.00+ | |
| Solo | 2.22 (1.35 to 3.65) | <.001 |
| Hours/week seeing patients: | ||
| 0–19 hours | 1.00+ | |
| 20–49 hours | 1.79 (1.02 to 3.15) | <.05 |
| 50+ hours | 3.52 (1.06 to 11.70) | <.05 |
| CLINICAL SCENARIO 4 | ||
| Physician gender: | ||
| Male | 1.00+ | |
| Female | 2.11 (1.19 to 3.76) | <.01 |
* Adjusted for physician age, gender, hours/week seeing patients, practice setting, type of practice, Internet access, patient expectation, and self-identification with EBM. + Used as baseline comparison.