Table 5.
multidetector computed tomography scan appropriateness
| Variables | Univariate | Multivariate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crude OR (95% CI) | P-value | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | P-value | |
| Age (years, N=421) | 0.98 (0.97, 0.99) | 0.038 | 0.97 (0.94, 0.99) | 0.009 |
| Gender (N=416) | ||||
| Female | 1 | 1 | ||
| Male | 1.61 (0.95, 2.70) | 0.074 | 1.41 (0.68, 2.92) | 0.350 |
| Education (N=368) | ||||
| None | 1 | 1 | ||
| Completed primary | 2.64 (0.97, 7.14) | 0.056 | 3.90 (1.06, 14.33) | 0.040 |
| Completed secondary | 2.27 (0.89, 5.75) | 0.084 | 3.23 (0.96, 10.84) | 0.057 |
| Completed university | 1.58 (0.58, 4.31) | 0.368 | 1.91 (0.45, 8.16) | 0.383 |
| Socioeconomic status (N=400) | ||||
| Quintile 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Quintile 2 | 0.60 (0.25, 1.41) | 0.241 | 0.24 (0.06, 0.89) | 0.034 |
| Quintile 3 | 0.65 (0.27, 1.59) | 0.345 | 0.32 (0.08, 1.27) | 0.105 |
| Quintile 4 | 0.72 (0.29, 1.74) | 0.460 | 0.46 (0.12, 1.74) | 0.255 |
| Quintile 5 | 0.59 (0.25, 1.39) | 0.228 | 0.54 (0.14, 2.09) | 0.373 |
| Health insurance (N=339) | ||||
| Yes | 0.56 (0.29, 1.08) | 0.085 | 0.40 (0.18, 0.94) | 0.034 |
| No | 1 | 1 | ||
| Healthcare provider (N=414) | ||||
| Specialist doctors | 1 | 1 | ||
| Others | 0.35 (0.19, 0.62) | <0.001 | 0.20 (0.09, 0.47) | <0.001 |
Model P-value <0.001; OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval