Table 5.

Multivariate model examining predictors of missed diagnostic opportunity.

Variable	β	Wald	Odds ratio (95% confidence interval)	P value
Gender: female∗	0.79	5.79	2.19 (1.16–4.16)	P = 0.02
Race: African American	0.31	0.96	1.37 (0.73–2.57)	P = 0.36
Age < 50∗	0.83	5.41	2.29 (1.14–4.60)	P = 0.02
Number of physicians seen∗∗∗	0.72	23.31	2.05 (1.53–2.74)	P < 0.001
Number of symptoms experienced	0.07	1.02	1.07 (0.94–1.23)	P = 0.31
Stomach pain	0.54	2.34	1.07 (0.86–3.41)	P = 0.26
Anemia	0.11	0.11	1.12 (0.58–2.17)	P = 0.74
Constipation	0.17	0.22	1.18 (0.59–2.35)	P = 0.64
Weight loss	0.17	0.23	1.18 (0.60–2.33)	P = 0.63
Vomiting	−0.26	0.32	0.77 (0.32–1.87)	P = 0.57

^∗ P < 0.05, ^∗∗∗ P < 0.001.