Table 4.
Referral status (Odds ratios/OR) | P values | |
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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