Table 4. Familiarity with FH as predicted by physicians' characteristics.
| Adjusted | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | OR | P-value | 95% CI |
| Age | |||
| ≤ 30 years (ref)* | - | - | - |
| 31–45 years | 1.3 | 0.60 | 0.48–3.5 |
| > 45 years | 1 | 0.95 | 0.23–4.7 |
| Gender | |||
| Male (ref)* | - | - | - |
| Female | 0.65 | 0.13 | 0.37–1.1 |
| Medical Specialty | |||
| Family physicians (ref)* | - | - | - |
| Specialized physicians | 0.37 | 0.004 | 0.1–0.73 |
| Level of training | |||
| Resident (ref)* | - | - | - |
| Registrar | 1.65 | 0.127 | 0.8–3.1 |
| Consultant | 4.2 | <0.001 | 1.9–9.1 |
| Years of Practice | |||
| ≤ 5 years (ref)* | - | - | - |
| 6–10 years | 0.66 | 0.392 | 0.27–1.6 |
| 11–15 years | 1.8 | 0.371 | 0.49–6.4 |
| > 15 years | 0.57 | 0.292 | 0.19–1.6 |
* Ref: reference (for categorical covariate in logistic regression analysis one of the categories is considered as reference category. Then the odds ratio (OR) calculated for each of the other categories with respect to the reference category).