Table 3.
Univariable analyses for associations between various demographic predictors and clinicians’ degree of concern about antimicrobial resistant infections at University of Tennessee Veterinary Medical Center, 2017.
| Variable | Category | OR (95% CI) | P Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Male vs *Female | 1.01 (0.37 – 2.74) | 0.307 |
| Number of years in clinical practice | 1-year increase | 0.95 (0.91 – 0.99) | 0.018 |
| Nature of clinical position | House officers vs *Faculty members | 3.19 (1.04 – 9.79) | 0.043 |
| Year of graduation from veterinary school | ††Overall | – | 0.040 |
| 2000–2009 vs *1970–1999 | 2.83 (0.91 – 8.77) | 0.071 | |
| 2010–2016 vs *1970–1999 | 4.55 (1.35 – 15. 38) | 0.015 | |
| 2010–2016 vs *2000–2009 | 1.61 (0.49 – 5.25) | 0.431 | |
| Where veterinary degree was obtained | U.S. vs *Non-U.S. | 1.79 (0.54 – 5.94) | 0.343 |
| Specialty board certification | No vs *Yes | 2.84 (0.98 – 8.19) | 0.054 |
| Primary patient load | ††Overall | – | 0.164 |
| Food animal vs *Small animal | 4.14 (0.82 – 21) | 0.086 | |
| Equine vs *Small animal | 2.34 (0.55 – 9.97) | 0.251 | |
| Food animal vs *Others† | 1.36 (0.2 – 9.16) | 0.755 | |
| Food animal vs *Equine | 1.77 (0.24 – 12.91) | 0.573 | |
| Others† vs *Equine | 1.31 (0.22 – 7.77) | 0.768 | |
| Others† vs *Small animal | 3.06 (0.77 – 11.88) | 0.107 |
⁎
Reference category.
†
A combination of mixed animal and exotics.
††
Overall = overall effect of predictor on outcome variable.