Table 4.
Associations Between Physician Characteristics and Use of Race in Clinical Decision-Making
| Characteristic (N=564) | Parameter estimate [95% CI]a | p |
|---|---|---|
| Method of collection vs. perception based | ||
| Direct questioning | 1.24 [0.07–2.41] | 0.04 |
| Patient self-reports | 0.72 [−0.52 to 1.95] | 0.26 |
| Comfort collecting race and ethnicity | ||
| Comfortable vs. uncomfortable | 1.65 [0.03–3.28] | 0.05 |
| Sex | ||
| Females vs. males | 0.41 [−0.56 to 1.38] | 0.40 |
| Age | 0.17 [0.05–0.30] | 0.005 |
| Race | ||
| Minority vs. white, non-Hispanic | 1.13 [0.13–2.13] | 0.03 |
| Years in practice | −0.13 [−0.25 to −0.01] | 0.04 |
| Percent time seeing patients | 0.03 [0.00–0.05] | 0.04 |
| Patient panel >20% minority | ||
| Yes vs. no | 1.54 [0.47–2.60] | 0.005 |
| Definition of race vs. sociocultural group | ||
| Biological group | 1.44 [−0.15 to 3.03] | 0.08 |
| Genetic ancestral group | 0.97 [−0.37 to 2.31] | 0.16 |
| Other/none | 1.18 [−2.61 to 4.98] | 0.54 |
| Definition of ethnicity vs. sociocultural group | ||
| Biological group | 0.14 [−2.17 to 2.44] | 0.91 |
| Genetic ancestral group | 0.48 [−0.76 to 1.72] | 0.45 |
| Other/none | −0.26 [−4.60 to 4.08] | 0.91 |
a
The parameter estimate gives the change in RACE score for every 1 unit increase (e.g. every additional year for age) or between the indicated group and reference group (e.g. comfortable vs. uncomfortable).