Table 3.

Multivariate logistic regression analysis: Factors influencing neurologists’ perspective toward treating AIS patients with thrombolysis

Characteristic	Safety concern	Confidence	Attitudes
Age, year (Ref*:<35)
35–50	1.1 (0.6–1.9)	1.4 (0.9–2.4)	0.9 (0.4–2.4)
>50	1.0 (0.3–3.3)	3.8 (0.9–17.4)	0.7 (0.1–3.3)
Gender (Ref: Male)
Female	0.8 (0.6–1.2)	0.7 (0.4–1.1)	0.6 (0.3–1.0) *
Education (Ref: Bachelor degree or lower)
Master degree	1.5 (0.9–2.4)	1.6 (1.0–2.8)	1.6 (0.8–3.4)
Doctorate degree	1.8 (0.8–4.3)	2.5 (1.3–4.5) *	2.0 (0.4–9.3)
Job title (Ref: Attending physician or lower)
Associate chief physician	1.6 (0.8–3.1)	1.8 (0.8–3.8)	1.0 (0.4–2.8)
Chief physician	1.0 (0.4–2.7)	1.8 (0.5–6.3)	0.4 (0.1–1.5)
Hospital grade (Ref: Grade II)
Grade III	2.3 (1.4–3.7) **	1.0 (0.5–1.7)	1.3 (0.7–2.8)
Working duration in hospital, year (Ref:<10)
10–25	0.9 (0.5–1.6)	1.6 (0.9–3.1)	1.0 (0.4–2.6)
>25	1.2 (0.4–3.0)	2.2 (0.7–6.5)	1.0 (0.2–4.1)
Knowledge mastery (Ref: No)
Yes	1.5 (1.0–2.2)	10.4 (6.6–16.3) ***	1.4 (0.7–2.7)
Previous thrombolysis experience (Ref: No)
Yes	3.1 (2.1–4.6) ***	3.3 (2.1–5.3) ***	4.9 (2.5–9.4) ***

Ref* is reference. *p < .05; **p < .01; ***p < .001. Bold values mean data is significant.