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. 2011 Sep 16;19(e1):e54–e59. doi: 10.1136/amiajnl-2011-000335

Table 4.

Significant factors affecting linkage based on the regression model

Factor OR (95% CI) p Value
Presence of social security number 7.7423 (5.9528 to 10.0698) <2e–16
Presence of middle name 3.1528 (2.6075 to 3.8123) <2e–16
Presence of maiden name 1.5606 (1.2094 to 2.0139) 0.000625
Presence of death date 3.3029 (2.3758 to 4.5918) 1.17e–12
Having a Utah connection 6.3815 (5.2210 to 7.7998) <2e–16