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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Oct 28.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Gastroenterol. 2014 Apr 15;109(6):867–875. doi: 10.1038/ajg.2014.72

Table 3. Multivariable analysis of physician type associated with testing for co-infections, controlling for patient demographic factors.

Physician type Odds ratio 95% CI P value
Testing for HAV
 GI vs. other 3.40 1.6–7.1 0.003
 PCP vs. other 3.27 1.5–7.0 0.003
 ID vs. other 6.45 2.3–18.2 0.003
 GI vs. PCP 1.04 0.8–1.4 0.56
 ID vs. PCP 1.97 0.9–4.4 0.78
 ID vs. GI 1.90 0.9–4.1 0.23
Testing for HCV
 ID vs. PCP 3.70 1.1–12.8 < 0.0001
 ID vs. GI 4.40 1.3–14.4, < 0.0001
 ID vs. other 3.66 0.9–15.4 0.77
 Other vs. PCP 1.02 0.4–2.4 0.55
 Other vs. GI 1.19 0.5–2.7 0.96
 PCP vs. GI 1.16 0.8–1.7 0.67
Testing for HIV
 ID vs. PCP 16.39 4.9–55.0 < 0.0001
 ID vs. GI 18.92 5.8–62.5 < 0.0001
 ID vs. other 10.51 2.6–41.7 < 0.0001
 Other vs. PCP 1.56 0.7–3.3 0.84
 Other vs. GI 1.80 0.9–3.7 0.26
 PCP vs. GI 1.16 0.8–1.6 0.35

CI, confidence interval; GI, gastroenterology; HAV, hepatitis A virus; HCV, hepatitis C virus; PCP, primary care physician.