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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Mar 27.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Clin Pathol. 2015 Dec;144(6):916–922. doi: 10.1309/AJCP80LYIMOOUJIF

❚Table 2❚.

Likelihood of Use of Assurance Behaviors Based on Pathologists’ Characteristics in a Multivariable Logistic Regression Model

Characteristic Odds Ratio
(95% Confidence
Interval)
P Value
Not previously sued 0.9 (0.3–2.3) .79
Age 30–49 y 1.6 (0.7–3.7) .31
Female sex 2.1 (0.8–5.6) .13
≥10 breast cases interpreted on average per week 2.3 (0.9–6.3) .087
Breast pathology makes me more nervous than other types of pathology 2.5 (1.0–6.1) .043
Practice requiring me to obtain a second opinion protects from malpractice suits 2.3 (0.9–5.8) .066