Table 4.

Predictors of Referral (self-report) to Orthopedic Surgeon

	Referral status (Odds ratios/OR)	P values
Model 1 †
African Americans§	1.30 (0.89,1.91)	0.16
Model 2 †
African Americans§	1.35 (0.92,1.99)	0.12
Arthritis-specific health beliefs
Perceived benefits of arthroplasty	1.03 (0.94,1.13)	0.4
Perceived risks of arthroplasty	0.97 (0.92,1.03)	0.3
Perceived severity of arthritis	0.99 (0.91,1.07)	0.7
Perceived susceptibility of arthritis to get worse	1.04 (0.98,1.10)	0.2
Model 3 †
African Americans§	1.35 (0.92,1.98)	0.12
Arthritis-specific health beliefs
Perceived benefits of arthroplasty	1.03 (0.94,1.12)	0.5
Perceived risks of arthroplasty	0.98 (0.93,1.03)	0.4
Perceived severity of arthritis	0.98 (0.90,1.06)	0.5
Perceived susceptibility of arthritis to get worse	1.03 (0.97,1.09)	0.3
Clinical appropriateness
Appropriate‡	1.96 (1.17,3.28)	0.01*
Uncertain‡	1.57 (1.01,2.46)	0.04*

^†Controlled for potential confounders including gender, education, adequacy of income, insurance coverage, recruitment sites (county hospital-affiliated vs. VA-affiliated clinics), symptomatic joint (hip vs. knee) and body mass index

^§Reference group: Whites

^‡Reference group: inappropriate