Table 3.
Regression model based on patients that use social networking sites (Do you use social networking websites such as Facebook or Twitter?).
| Adjusted OR | Lower Upper 95% CI | Upper 95% CI | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Constant | 0.08 | 0.000 | ||
| Service | ||||
| Foot/ankle | 1.29 | |||
| Hand | 0.98 | 0.79 | 2.10 | 0.306 |
| Joints/tumor | 0.77 | 0.61 | 1.60 | 0.950 |
| Spine/trauma | 0.87 | 0.43 | 1.36 | 0.362 |
| Sports | Reference | 0.48 | 1.57 | 0.635 |
| Age | ||||
| <18 | 33.15 | 6.08 | 180.66 | 0.000 |
| 18-29 | 46.86 | 18.70 | 117.40 | 0.000 |
| 30-39 | 14.87 | 6.47 | 34.19 | 0.000 |
| 40-49 | 4.78 | 2.42 | 9.42 | 0.000 |
| 50-59 | 2.76 | 1.43 | 5.31 | 0.000 |
| 60-69 | 1.51 | 0.76 | 3.01 | 0.002 |
| >70 | Reference | - | - | 0.237 |
| Female sex | 1.88 | 1.29 | 2.73 | 0.001 |
| Education | ||||
| Less than High school | 1.85 | 0.39 | 8.78 | 0.438 |
| High school | 1.72 | 0.75 | 3.95 | 0.199 |
| College graduate | 1.84 | 0.83 | 4.05 | 0.131 |
| Professional/graduate school | 2.14 | 0.96 | 4.79 | 0.064 |
| MD, DO, DDS, DMD, PhD | Reference | - | - | - |
| Distance traveled | ||||
| Greater than 240 miles | 1.03 | 0.18 | 5.94 | 0.98 |
| 180-240 miles | 0.46 | 0.05 | 4.43 | 0.50 |
| 120-180 miles | 4.08 | 0.96 | 17.29 | 0.06 |
| 60-120 miles | 0.57 | 0.32 | 1.04 | 0.07 |
| 30-60 miles | 0.61 | 0.39 | 0.96 | 0.03 |
| Less than 30 miles | Reference | - | - | - |
| Did prior research | 2.18 | 1.52 3.13 | 0.000 | |