Patient sex |
Male (versus female) |
1.03 |
0.96–1.11 |
Patient age (years) |
18–29 |
1.00 |
|
30–39 |
1.21 |
1.10–1.33 |
40–49 |
0.98 |
0.89–1.09 |
50 and over |
1.03 |
0.89–1.13 |
< 18 (pediatric) |
1.25 |
1.09–1.43 |
Patient region |
Northeast |
1.00 |
|
Midwest |
0.86 |
0.77–0.97 |
South |
1.03 |
0.92–1.16 |
West |
1.05 |
0.93–1.20 |
Provided insurance information (versus not) |
0.98 |
0.90–1.06 |
Number of visits |
One |
1.00 |
|
Two or more |
1.13 |
1.04–1.23 |
Call time of day |
12 am to 7 am |
1.00 |
|
7 am to 5 pm |
1.23 |
1.06–1.43 |
5 pm to 12 am |
1.20 |
1.03–1.41 |
Used coupon (versus not) |
1.47 |
1.33–1.62 |
Received prescription (versus not) |
2.98 |
2.74–3.23 |
Did not receive any diagnosis (versus diagnosis receipt) |
0.52 |
0.45–0.60 |
Diagnoses (versus not) |
Respiratory |
0.85 |
0.77–0.94 |
Urinary tract |
1.36 |
1.14–1.62 |
Eye and ear |
0.87 |
0.74–1.03 |
Dermatological |
0.75 |
0.63–0.89 |
Mental health |
0.99 |
0.76–1.28 |
Gastrointestinal |
0.90 |
0.70–1.15 |
Chronic |
1.58 |
1.08–2.30 |
Genital |
0.98 |
0.73–1.31 |
Musculoskeletal or rheumatologic |
0.70 |
0.49–0.98 |
Asthma |
1.82 |
1.07–3.11 |
Neurological |
0.73 |
0.47–1.13 |
Other |
0.51 |
0.44–0.58 |
Wait time, per minute |
0.99 |
0.99–0.99 |
Encounter length, per minute |
1.00 |
0.99–1.01 |
Physician specialty |
Internal medicine |
1.00 |
|
Family medicine |
0.99 |
0.75–1.32 |
Emergency medicine |
1.09 |
0.74–1.60 |
Pediatrics |
0.79 |
0.49–1.29 |
Other |
1.49 |
0.89–2.50 |
Not board certified (versus board certified) |
0.84 |
0.60–1.17 |
Non-US trained (versus US trained) |
0.71 |
0.53–0.94 |
Physician region |
Northeast |
1.00 |
|
Midwest |
0.87 |
0.68–1.13 |
South |
0.98 |
0.76–1.25 |
West |
1.09 |
0.85–1.41 |
Patient/physician regional concordance (versus discordance) |
1.01 |
0.94–1.10 |