Table 5.

Odds of Patient Satisfaction With the Consultation in the Multivariate, Multilevel Logistic Regression Analysis

Variable	Adjusted Odds Ratio (95% CI)
Group
Immediate test ordering	1.00 (ref)
Watchful waiting	0.84 (0.39–1.82)
Watchful waiting + QI	0.91 (0.48–1.72)
Patient was generally satisfied with physician
Yes	14.39 (7.63–27.14)
No	1.00 (ref)
Patient felt taken seriously
Yes	7.56 (1.88–30.36)
No or unknown	1.00 (ref)
Physician discussed laboratory testing with patient, according to patient
Yes	2.28 (1.28–4.07)
No or unknown	1.00 (ref)
Patient knew seriousness of complaints after the consultation, according to patient
Yes	2.07 (1.18–3.63)
No	1.00 (ref)
Age of physician
≤ 46 years	0.47 (0.26–0.84)
>46 years	1.00 (ref)
Physician considered complaints bearable
Yes	0.30 (0.11–0.78)
No	1.00 (ref)

CI=confidence interval; ref = reference group; QI = quality improvement.

Notes: Detailed definitions for each category are given in the supplemental tables. Group was retained in the model using 2 dummy variables. The intra-cluster correlation coefficient was 2.37 e⁻⁷.