Table 3. Characteristics of physicians who believed that a greater number of physicians perform unnecessary procedures when they profit from them (N = 2,106).
| OR | 95% CI | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clinician characteristics | |||
| Level of experience | |||
| Trainee | Ref | ||
| Attending, less than 10 years | 1.14 | 0.90–1.46 | 0.28 |
| Attending, at least 10 years | 1.89 | 1.43–2.50 | <0.001 |
| Male | 1.13 | 0.93–1.38 | 0.22 |
| Specialty | |||
| Primary care | Ref | ||
| Specialist | 1.29 | 1.06–1.57 | 0.01 |
| Type of Compensation | |||
| Salary only | Ref | ||
| Fee-for-service | 0.86 | 0.70–1.06 | 0.16 |
| Hospital Characteristics | |||
| Hospital size | |||
| <250 beds | Ref | ||
| 250–500 beds | 0.98 | 0.74–1.29 | 0.87 |
| >500 beds | 1.00 | 0.74–1.35 | 0.99 |
| Hospital type | |||
| VA/Government | Ref | ||
| For-profit | 1.20 | 0.84–1.72 | 0.32 |
| Non-profit | 1.14 | 0.83–1.56 | 0.43 |
| Type of institution | |||
| Non-academic | Ref | ||
| Academic | 1.02 | 0.79–1.33 | 0.86 |
| Setting | |||
| Urban | Ref | ||
| Suburban | 0.83 | 0.65–1.05 | 0.11 |
| Rural | 0.80 | 0.54–1.19 | 0.28 |