Table 2.

Multivariate analysis of factors that might influence breast cancer-associated physicians’ attitudes about whether a patient with breast cancer may be pregnant. (N = 911)

Factor	Propensity, no			OR (95% CI)	Wald P value	P
	Low	Selective	High
Gender						.007
Male	27	166	239	1.44 (1.11–1.89)	.007
Female	38	223	218	Reference
Come from which area						.751
Developed area	20	126	158	1.05 (0.79–1.38)	.751
Underdeveloped area	45	263	299	Reference
Years of practice						.662
< 5 years	40	190	194	0.95 (0.66–1.37)	.788
5 years ~	19	116	150	1.10 (0.75–1.60)	.629
10 years ~	6	83	113	Reference
Volume of breast cancer patients per outpatient service						.748
< 20	34	170	227	1.06 (0.59–1.92)	.843
20 ~	22	156	147	0.91 (0.51–1.63)	.748
40 ~	5	39	51	1.10 (0.56–2.14)	.791
> 60	4	24	32	Reference
Times of participating in academic forum on breast cancer						< .001
< 2	20	74	54	0.22 (0.12–0.41)	< .001
2–4	24	187	180	0.41 (0.24–0.68)	.001
5–10	16	106	153	0.54 (0.32–0.90)	.019
≥ 11	5	22	70	Reference
Times of science popularization about reproduction of early breast cancer						.272
0	17	107	154	1.34 (0.87–2.08)	.184
1	22	122	130	1.09 (0.72–1.66)	.688
2	14	90	81	0.90 (0.58–1.40)	.636
> 2	12	70	92	Reference
Times of consulting about reproduction problems after breast cancer surgery per outpatient service						< .001
1–2	27	159	259	1.74 (1.07–2.83)	.026
3–4	23	150	101	0.88 (0.54–1.43)	.594
5–6	6	37	50	1.50 (0.83–2.69)	.177
> 6	9	43	47	Reference
Time spent on solving the problem about reproduction in early breast cancer						.022
< 2 min	11	39	47	0.63 (0.35–1.11)	.107
2 min ~	35	200	194	0.58 (0.38–0.89)	.013
6 min ~	9	113	138	0.88 (0.56–1.38)	.573
11 min ~	10	37	78	Reference