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. 2010 Jun 8;25(10):1057–1063. doi: 10.1007/s11606-010-1409-7

Table 2.

Association between On-Site Laboratories and Test Ordering in Visits to Owner Physicians in Group Practices

Test Ordered in Visits with No On-Site Lab, % (95% CI)a Test Ordered in Visits with On-Site Lab, % (95% CI)a Unadjusted OR (95% CI) p value Adjusted OR (95% CI)b p value
Visits to All Physicians (weighted n = 585 million)
CBC 6.6 (5.1–8.5) 19.2 (16.5–22.1) 3.37 (2.45–4.65) <0.001 2.53 (1.76–3.62) <0.001
Electrolytes 3.8 (2.5–5.7) 10.3 (7.8–13.4) 2.87 (1.70–4.85) <0.001 1.82 (1.08–3.06) 0.03
HbA1c 1.7 (1.1–2.6) 4.1 (3.3–5.1) 2.44 (1.49–4.01) <0.001 1.46 (0.88–2.41) 0.14
Cholesterol 5.2 (4.0–6.8) 12.7 (10.1–15.9) 2.65 (1.76–3.99) <0.001 1.49 (1.06–2.11) 0.02
PSA 1.7 (1.1–2.5) 3.7 (3.0–4.7) 2.1 (1.3–3.3) 0.002 1.97 (1.20–3.25) 0.008
Visits to Primary Care Physicians (weighted n = 266 million)
CBC 16.9 (12.8–22.0) 18.1 (14.9–21.8) 1.09 (0.72–1.65) 0.69 1.12 (0.75–1.67) 0.59
Electrolytes 9.8 (5.8–16.0) 11.1 (7.6–15.8) 1.15 (0.55–2.38) 0.71 1.14 (0.57–2.28) 0.71
HbA1c 5.2 (3.4–8.0) 5.1 (4.1–6.3) 0.97 (0.58–1.65) 0.92 0.99 (0.61–1.59) 0.96
Cholesterol 15.1 (11.9–18.9) 15.2 (12.1–18.9) 1.01 (0.65–1.57) 0.97 1.01 (0.67–1.52) 0.95
PSA 3.4 (2.1–5.7) 3.4 (2.5–4.5) 0.98 (0.51–1.88) 0.96 0.91 (0.46–1.81) 0.79
Visits to Specialist Physicians (weighted n = 319 million)
CBC 2.8 (1.9–4.1) 19.0 (14.1–25.2) 8.11 (4.74–13.88) <0.001 8.01 (5.00–12.82) <0.001
Electrolytes 1.7 (1.0–3.0) 6.0 (4.1–8.7) 3.68 (1.83–7.38) <0.001 3.51 (1.93–6.40) <0.001
HbA1c 0.5 (0.2–1.1) 1.9 (1.2–3.4) 4.14 (1.40–12.23) 0.01 4.91 (1.75–13.78) 0.003
Cholesterol 1.7 (1.1–2.7) 5.8 (3.8–8.5) 3.50 (1.89–6.49) <0.001 3.32 (1.85–5.93) <0.001
PSA 1.1 (0.6–2.0) 4.1 (2.8–6.0) 3.90 (1.84–8.24) 0.001 3.84 (1.93–7.65) <0.001

aSurvey weighted percentages, age≥18, based on the U.S. population represented by the sample of visits for which data was collected

bAdjusted for patient sex, age, race, ethnicity, number of chronic conditions, major reason for visit, geographic region, urban or rural location, presence of an electronic medical record and primary care, and specialist physician (if applicable)