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. 2009 May 18;10:35. doi: 10.1186/1471-2296-10-35

Table 3.

Three linear regression models including a BMQ subpart (dependent variables) and background variables (independent variables)

General-Harm B (SD) p-value
General practitioners -0.240 (0.059) <0.001
Private practitioners -0.267 (0.057) <0.001
At least 1 parent born outside the Nordic countries 0.003 (0.171) 0.985
 At least 1 parent born outside the Nordic countries*GP 0.252 (0.193) 0.192
 At least 1 parent born outside the Nordic countries*PP 0.227 (0.201) 0.259

General-Benefit B (SD) p-value

General practitioners 0.217 (0.054) <0.001
Private practitioners 0.232 (0.052) <0.001
At least 1 parent born outside the Nordic countries 0.204 (0.159) 0.202
 At least 1 parent born outside the Nordic countries*GP -0.577 (0.180) 0.001
 At least 1 parent born outside the Nordic countries*PP -0.331 (0.188) 0.079

General-Overuse B (SD) p-value

General practitioners 0.337 (0.805) 0.676
Private practitioners -0.476 (0.814) 0.559
Female -0.285 (0.404) 0.481
 Female*general practitioners 0.208 (0.423) 0.623
 Female*private practitioners 0.085 (0.427) 0.843
Age in years 0.012 (0.011) 0.288
 Age in years*GP -0.018 (0.019) 0.345
 Age in years*PP 0.005 (0.016) 0.743
Professional experience in years -0.001 (0.008) 0.902
 Professional experience in years*GP -0.005 (0.017) 0.747
 Professional experience in years*PP -0.025 (0.015) 0.085

Nurses as the reference group; GP = general practitioners; PP = private practitioners

Missing values not included

Excluded from all three multiple linear regression models: born within/outside Nordic countries