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. 2017 Jun 26;20(2):203–207. doi: 10.4048/jbc.2017.20.2.203

Table 2. BRCA1 testing prescription rate following patient factors and annual breast cancer incidence rate (2010–2013).

β SE p-value* RR 95% CI p-value
Lower Upper
Model 1
BRCA1 testing 468.743 63.327 0.002 1.341 1.163 1.546 0.056
Model 2§
BRCA1 testing 117.321 37.11 0.005 1.342 1.247 1.444 <0.001
 Sex <0.001 0.019
  Male Reference Reference
  Female 701.083 126.753 0.361 0.172 0.757
 Patients 0.024 <0.001
  Inpatient Reference 0.35 0.293 0.418
  Outpatient –310.250 126.753 Reference
Model 3§
BRCA1 testing 234.657 51.137 0.001 - - - -
 Area 0.002
  Urban cities Reference - - - -
  Provincial area –751.333 174.668 - - - -

SE=standard error; RR=relative risk; CI=confidence interval.

*p-value by Linear regression analysis without adjustment by annual breast cancer incidence; p-value by Poisson regression analysis with adjustment by annual breast cancer incidence; model observing serial change; §model observing serial change adjusted by multiple factors.