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. 2020 Oct 19;36(5):1237–1243. doi: 10.1007/s11606-020-06296-x

Table 4.

Adjusted Relationship Between Physician Name Characteristics and Continuity Clinic Panel Gender and Racial Composition for the 131 Resident Physicians in the Historical (2017–2017) Cohort

Characteristic Beta estimate (95% Cl)*
Panel percent female Panel percent non-White
Female gender 28 (24, 32) − 2.8 (− 4.9, − 0.7)
Race White, non-Hispanic 0.22 (− 3.2, 4.8) − 2.0 (− 4.8, 0.85)
Surname origin European, non-Hispanic 1.9 (− 1.8, 5.5) − 2.3 (− 4.5, − 0.2)
Character length first name 0.30 (− 0.60, 1.2) 0.0 (− 0.53, 0.53)
Character length surname 0.58 (− 0.12, 1.3) − 0.24 (− 0.65, 0.17)
Consonant/vowel ratio first name 0.16 (− 2.8, 3.1) − 0.50 (− 2.2, 1.2)
Consonant/vowel ratio surname − 0.66 (− 2.57, 1.24) − 0.35 (− 1.4, 0.80)

CI, confidence interval

*Adjusting for resident year, gender, surname origin, first and last name character length, and first and last name consonant/vowel ratio. Italic values are statistically significant