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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Urol Oncol. 2013 Dec 12;32(4):396–402. doi: 10.1016/j.urolonc.2013.09.018

Table 3.

GEE Models Examining Patient-Provider Relationship Factors, Treatment Recommendations, and Influence of Treatment Recommendations.

Variable Trust Model (obs=213; n=101) Closeness Model (obs=220; n=102) Shared Decision Making Model (obs=208; n=100) Poor Treatment Model (obs=221; n=102)

RR 95% CI RR 95% CI RR 95% CI RR 95% CI
Trust 1.03** 1.01, 1.05
Closeness 1.01*** 1.00, 1.02
Shared Decision Making 1.10** 1.03, 1.18
Poor Treatment by Physician 0.96 0.91, 1.02
Recommendation for Active Surveillance 1.06* 1.01, 1.12 1.08** 1.03, 1.13 1.09*** 1.04, 1.15 1.09** 1.04, 1.15
Recommendation for Prostatectomy 0.96 0.93, 1.00 0.97 0.94, 1.01 0.97 0.94, 1.01 0.97 0.93, 1.01
Recommendation for External Beam Radiation/brachytherapy 0.97 0.93, 1.01 0.96 0.92, 1.00 0.98 0.94, 1.03 0.96 0.92, 1.01
Years of Education 1.00 0.99, 1.00 1.00 0.99, 1.00 1.00 0.99, 1.00 1.00 0.99, 1.00
Gleason Score 1.00 0.95, 1.05 1.02 0.97, 1.08 0.99 0.94, 1.04 1.02 0.96, 1.08

NOTE:

***

p< .01;

**

p< .01;

*

p< .05;

number of observations and number of participants included for each multivariable regression; most participants had multiple observations