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. 2018 Aug 15;33(10):1768–1773. doi: 10.1007/s11606-018-4621-5

Table 3.

Mixed Effects Logistic Regression, Odds of Rating Physician Five Stars

OR 95%CI
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