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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Apr 8.
Published in final edited form as: Health Aff (Millwood). 2014 Jan;33(1):103–109. doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.2013.0453

Exhibit 3.

Factors Associated With Knowledge Of Device Costs Of Orthopedic Residents At Seven Academic Medical Centers, December 2012 – March 2013

Univariate analysis Multivariate analysis
Variable Costs correctly estimated OR 95% CI OR 95% CI
Site
A 18.9% a a a a
B 19.1 1.01 0.71, 1.46 b b
C 13.5 0.67 0.45, 1.01 c c
D 19.0 1.01 0.71, 1.44 b b
E 18.4 0.97 0.69, 1.37 b b
F 14.4 0.72 0.51, 1.02 b b
G 16.0 0.81 0.56, 1.18 b b
Postgraduate year
1 or 2 14.6 a a a a
3 or higher 18.3 1.31*** 1.09, 1.57 1.24** 1.01, 1.50
Prior participation in device cost activities at the institution
No 16.7 a a c c
Yes 20.3 1.27 0.88, 1.84 b b
Device regularly used
No 15.3 a a a a
Yes 19.2 1.31*** 1.10, 1.56 1.17 0.97, 1.42
Device cost
Low (<$500) 16.1 a a a a
Medium ($500-$5,000) 19.8 1.29** 1.03, 1.60 1.29** 1.04, 1.60
High (>$5,000) 13.3 0.80 0.62, 1.03 0.82 0.63, 1.05

SOURCE Authors’ calculations. NOTES The seven sites are listed in the text. Specific sites are not identified here to protect respondents’ confidentiality. OR is odds ratio. CI is confidence interval.

a

Reference category.

b

[Please provide].

c

Not [please provide].

*

p < 0.10

***

p < 0.01