Table 3.

Odds of reporting highest tertile of scores^a for modifiable barriers to evidence-based decision making in a survey of state and territorial chronic disease practitioners, 2008

^aBarrier scores were measured on a 0–10 Likert scale, with higher scores indicating a greater perceived barrier.

^bAOR compared highest to lowest tertiles of barrier scores; logistic regression model included gender, age, degree, primary job, and census region as covariates.

^cStatistically significant at p<0.05

^dMaster of Public Health or Master of Science in Public Health

^eDoctor of Philosophy, Doctor of Public Health, Doctor of Medicine, Doctor of Science, or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine

^fBachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science

AOR = adjusted odds ratio

CI = confidence interval